HAT FOR COMMENT

[Ibrahiim al Balooshi]

Originally Posted by thinreadline

OK I know its not a weapon but here is a hat ( the woven one , not Queen Vic's one ! ) which has been in my collection for over 25 years , just sitting on a display case in a room and I was just doing the Christmas decorations in there when I suddenly noticed it and thought I have no proper idea of its origins. As you can see the colours are much brighter on the inside of the hat than on the outside. I always vaguely attributed it to N W Africa but not sure where I got that from ! Opinions appreciated .

Salaams Thinredline,

It is nice to see an obscure reference appear on the Forum like a woven hat ~ I have discovered buckler shields in the same or similar material and style in Oman see thread TVVs ETHIOPIAN SHIELD FOR ID #11...... and funnily enough regarding hats I was astonished to find a lot of weapon resource material under the most peculiar heading~

PISANELLO’S HAT.

(THE COSTUME AND WEAPONS DEPICTED
IN PISANELLO’S MEDAL FOR JOHN VIII PALAEOLOGUS.
A DISCUSSION OF THE SABER AND RELATED WEAPONS.)

Regards,
Ibrahiim al Balooshi.