Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
In the Indian subcontinent, it is called a topi (Bengali: টুপি, Hindi: टोपी, Urdu: ٹوپی) which means hat or cap in general. In Bangladesh, Pakistan, India, and men usually wear the topi with kurta and paijama. In the United States and Britain, many Muslim merchants sell the prayer cap under the name kufi.
A small hat with straight, upright sides, a flat crown, and no brim. Pith helmet: A lightweight rigid cloth-covered helmet made of cork or pith, with brims front and back. Worn by Europeans in tropical colonies in the 19th century. The pith helmet is an adaptation of the native salakot headgear of the Philippines. Planter's hat
Thousands of people wearing Topi during Wari, Dehugaon, Maharashtra. The cap remains the most popular everyday headgear worn by men in rural parts of Maharashtra. [7] Anna Hazare protesting against corruption . In the "I Have a Dream" speech of Martin Luther King Jr. in 1963, many people standing behind him on stage wore Gandhi caps. [8]
Headgear is worn for many purposes, including protection against the elements, decoration, or for religious or cultural reasons, including social conventions. This is a list of headgear, both modern and historical.
The pith helmet, also known as the safari helmet, salacot, [a] sola topee, sun helmet, topee, and topi [b] is a lightweight cloth-covered helmet made of sholapith. [1] The pith helmet originates from the Spanish military adaptation of the native salakot headgear of the Philippines .
The songkok (Jawi: سوڠكوق ) or peci or kopiah is a cap widely worn in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, the southern Philippines, and southern Thailand, most commonly among Muslim males.
Get AOL Mail for FREE! Manage your email like never before with travel, photo & document views. Personalize your inbox with themes & tabs. You've Got Mail!
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Jr wearing a Sindhi cap. The Sindhi cap originated during the time of the Kalhoras, [citation needed] but It was widely adopted in 19th and 20th century, in Sindh it was initially worn by young boys, because back in time in Sindh, bare head was frowned upon, so young boys used to cover their heads with Sindhi caps, while young and elderly men either wore Sindhi cap under ...