Protective cushion for protection of vehicle occupant's head

The object is to provide a protective cushion (30) for protection of vehicle occupant's head which can be sufficiently absorb the impact even with portions at/around depressed portions (C1-C3) of the protective cushion element (30). A protective cushion (30) comprises a protective cushion element (31) and outer shell fabrics (51, 52) superposed on both outer surfaces of the protective cushion element (31). A cabin-side base fabric (32) and a window-side base fabric (33) are sewn together by sewing yarns after bonded to each other by adhesive (39). The outer shell fabrics (51, 52) are bonded to the protective cushion element (31) by adhesives (55). When the protective cushion element (31) is inflated, the outer shell fabrics (51, 52) are tightly stretched over the outer surfaces of the inflated protective cushion element (31) so as to cover the depressed portions (C1, C2, C3).