ANSWER: The Samoan Headdress is a very old part of the Samoan culture and has much less of a place in modern Samoan culture but is continued to be used in dance and stage performances. Cultures who wear headdress have been known to have in their History, either a dark period of War where either head-hunting or scalping is practiced, or they have a mark of Hunter's Pride (Trophy taking). Headdress are not just found in Asia Pacific Polynesia cultures but also in some older Imperial European cultures. Headdress are usually very tall on the head and made with a rare or expensive fur or feather attached to the helmet (usually a rank of Captain or higher, or special Helms are given to Royal Guards).