Monday 20 February 2017

Pointy Bamboo Hat

This conical bamboo hat has a nice pointy shape.


Bamboo hats of this style are designed to protect the head and face of farm workers from the sun and rain.


Other English names for the conical hat include sedge hat, rice hat, paddy hat, bamboo hat, Raiden hat and sometimes coolie hat. 


But in Malay they are called the Terendak, In China Douli which translate to Bamboo Hat, in Japan Sugegasa, the Do'un in Cambodian and there are many more regional names