Headdress

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

This grand headdress was worn as part of festival dress worn in the Carinthian state in the Eastern Alps of Austria. The long winters in Carinthia limit outdoor activities, leading to the production of elaborate costume pieces.

The Costume Institute

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Costume Institute's collection of more than thirty-three thousand objects represents seven centuries of fashionable dress and accessories for men, women, and children, from the fifteenth century to the present.

Metropolitan Museum of Art