Headwraps

Presents examples of headwraps from around the world and discusses their varying functions. Why do we cover our heads? Why do women wear veils? Why do men in India wear turbans? Who wears headwraps in the United States? What do they all have in common? These are questions that Georgia Scott set out to answer. She was fascinated by the fact that so many people all over the world cover their heads. In 2000 she put in for a leave-of-absence from the New York Times, mapped out an itinerary, cashed in her stock, and bought a stack of plane tickers five inches thick. She set off on an adventure…