Indigenous, Tribal, Ceremonial, or Native Hats

[randooch]

Post any interesting and exotic hats here!

This is the proper hat worn while playing Buzkashi, the national sport of Afghanistan. Anyone happen to own one of these?

Here's a link to information about the sport, which sounds quite challenging:
http://www.afghan-network.net/Culture/buzkashi.html

 

[Flicka]

A few of our folk costumes (with hats) can be seen here:

I'm part Sami, and their/our traditional hats range between fur hats and very eloborately decorated colourful hats. A sample:

You can also find all sorts of traditional hats from Sweden and Norway on the Folklore Fashion Blog. Excellent resource with wonderful pictures if you're into that sort of thing.

 

[V.C. Brunswick]

I've always liked the beret-like Afghan pakul (or pakol) hat. I remember seeing some at a gun show that someone had brought back from there but didn't think to get one at the time.

 

[Blackthorn]

These pictures aren't very good because I didn't want to make these guys self conscious, but I took these pics on the edge of the Tibetan plateau a few months ago. They were a tribal minority in China:

And I took these in northwest China up near the Russian border just about a year ago:

 

[scottyrocks]

I've always liked the beret-like Afghan pakul (or pakol) hat. I remember seeing some at a gun show that someone had brought back from there but didn't think to get one at the time.

I have one of these. My brother brought it back for me from Pakistan many years ago. I can't wear it because the wool is so itchy.

 

[randooch]

Flicka, you pique my interest in visiting Sweden. If only I weren't such a fan of warmer climes!

Very cool travel photos, Blackthorn. I especially appreciate the ones taken surreptitiously so as not to cause offense; they seem to capture more veracity, somehow, than posed pictures.

That pakul does have a pleasing shape, V.C. I think it could blend in quite well anywhere. Perhaps a leather sweat and satin liner could be installed to alleviate the itchiness.

 

[scottyrocks]

Probably so. When I got it, the world was a different place. I wouldn't wear it now even if it didn't itch.

 

[Blackthorn]

Very cool travel photos, Blackthorn. I especially appreciate the ones taken surreptitiously so as not to cause offense; they seem to capture more veracity, somehow, than posed pictures.