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victorian Pith helmet.. The pith helmet (also known as the safari helmet, sun helmet, topee, sola topee, salacot or topi is a lightweight cloth-covered helmet made of cork or pith, typically pith from the sola, Aeschynomene aspera, an Indian swamp plant, or A. paludosa, or a similar plant. Designed to shade the wearer's head and face from the sun, pith helmets were often worn by people of European origin in the tropics, but have also been used in other contexts. Bengal Lancer, Pith Helmet, British Uniforms, Explorers Club, British India, Steampunk Hat, British Khaki, Steampunk Costume, Hat Stands

victorian Pith helmet.. The pith helmet (also known as the safari helmet, sun helmet, topee, sola topee, salacot or topi is a lightweight cloth-covered helmet made of cork or pith, typically pith from the sola, Aeschynomene aspera, an Indian swamp plant, or A. paludosa, or a similar plant. Designed to shade the wearer's head and face from the sun, pith helmets were often worn by people of European origin in the tropics, but have also been used in other contexts.

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The Origin and History of the Sun Helmet of the Imperial Age | The National Interest Pith Helmet Safari, Alexander The Great Helmet, Global Governance, Bell Bullitt Helmet, British Royal Marines, Qwart Helmets, 1900 Dress, Pith Helmet, Thracian Helmet

Dubbed the “pith helmet,” it was one of the most iconic forms of headdress of the Victorian Age. From its development in India to the Anglo-Boer War it was very much a symbol of the British Empire, but it also was copied and adopted by virtually all the major powers of the world during the […]

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