The Feather Bonnet is a type of headdress used mainly by the Highland Regiments throughout the 18th Century, but now it is mostly worn by Pipers and Drummers in various bands throughout the world.
History The history of the feather bonnet begins with the Tam o'shanter bonnet. This was propped up and worn with a hackle. Along with the hackle, during the 1700s, the highlanders who wore this hat began to add feathers to decorate it. These ostrich feathers that began as a simple one for decoration, evolved into a fully covering of the propped up Tam o'shanter. The ostrich feathers were then intwined into a lightweight cage, producing the height. This feather bonnet was used extensively throught the Highland Regiments. A Tam oshanter is a Scottish bonnet worn by men which was named after a character invented by Robert Burns. ... The hackle is a feather plume (most plumes are made of horsehair) that is attached to the headdress. ...
Use The Feather Bonnet was used by all of the Highland Regiments of Scotland at one point or the other. Some of these included the Black Watch(Red Hackle), the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders(White Hackle), Queens own Cameronian Highlanders (Blue)... etc. They are seen in art of these highlanders everywhere. They have come to stand for a Highland Regiment of that period. Present day, the Feather Bonnet is mainly used as a decorative headgear for pipers and drummers. They went out of favour because of the amount of matainence needed, not too mention the size (they are 13 inches high) The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland (3 SCOTS) is an infantry battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland. ... The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders was an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Scottish Division. ...
Note: Feather Bonnets range from 200 to 700 dollars US
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Present day, the Feather Bonnet is mainly used as a decorative headgear for pipers and drummers. They went out of favour because of the amount of matainence needed, not too mention the size (they are 13 inches high) 
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