This metal conical hat or Jingasa is a mix of fantasy and fact.
The feudal Japanese foot soldiers wore for battle what is called a Jingasa.
Jingasa can be many shapes including conical and are made from many different materials iron, copper, wood, paper, bamboo, or leather, some were conical, some more curved.
This Jingasa, in this case, is not made from any of the material of feudal Japan as its a repurposed spun aluminium cone.
Sprayed and decorated with strips of cloth.
