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Varieties of kasa were used throughout most all levels of Japanese society. Some types of kasa include: Ajirogasa (網代笠): a wickerwork kasa made of shaven bamboo or wood. Amigasa (編み笠): a wickerwork kasa. An amigasa is a straw hat of the type traditionally worn in some Japanese folk dances. Fukaamigasa (深編み笠): a deep ...
Caping worn by a farmer in Indonesia These women at the Awa Dance Festival in Japan wear the characteristic kasa of the dance Vietnamese nón tơi. The Asian conical hat is a simple style of conically shaped sun hat notable in modern-day nations and regions of China, Vietnam, Korea, Japan, Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, and Bhutan.
This material is commonly used for straw hats and fedoras. [1] Hats woven from this material are smooth and lightweight, and are often an off-white or golden copper color. [citation needed] The rice paper is coated with shellac, cellophane, [2] or a plastic glaze. Machine-made toyo straw hats are generally sold in the medium to low price range.
Pointed hats have been a distinctive item of headgear of a wide range of cultures throughout history. Although often suggesting an ancient Indo-European tradition, they were also traditionally worn by women of Lapland , the Japanese , the Mi'kmaq people of Atlantic Canada , and the Huastecs of Veracruz and Aztec (e.g., as illustrated in the ...
The komusō (虚無僧/こむそう) were characterized by a straw basket (a sedge or reed hood known as a tengai) worn on the head, manifesting the absence of specific ego but also useful for traveling incognito. [40] Komusō wore a tengai (天蓋), a type of woven straw hat or kasa, which completely covered their head like an overturned ...
It is believed that the Sotho may have adopted the mokorotlo through exposure to these hats. [6] [better source needed] The mokorotlo was likely adopted in the early 20th century, when chiefs began to wear the hat and began singing a song also known as the ‘Mokorotlo’ to garner support at village “Pitso”, which is a gathering. [7]
A traditional Ukrainian straw hat. An ad for various styles of straw hats A straw cone hat worn by a Japanese buddhist monk. A straw hat is a wide-brimmed hat woven out of straw or straw-like synthetic materials. [1] Straw hats are a type of sun hat designed to shade the head and face from direct sunlight, but are also used in fashion as a ...
A mino straw cape. A mino (蓑) is a traditional Japanese raincoat made out of straw. Traditional mino are an article of outerwear covering the entire body, although shorter ones resembling grass skirts were also historically used to cover the lower body alone. Similar straw capes were also used in China, [1] Vietnam and Korea.