VIETNAM – THE LEGEND OF CONICAL HATS (NON LA)

NON LA – THE CONICAL VIETNAMESE HAT, BECAME AN INDISPENSABLE ITEM, A DAILY ESSENTIAL FOR THE FARMERS ON THE PADDY FIELDS, BOAT WOMEN ROWING PASSENGERS ACROSS RIVERS AND THOSE TRAVELLING MILES UNDER THE SCOARCHING SUN. AS A RULE, WOMEN WEAR A BROAD RIMMED VERSION OF THE HAT, WHEREAS FOR MEN THE CONE IS HIGHER AND THE RIMS SMALLER. DIFFERENT VERSIONS WERE MADE FOR THE UPPER CLASS, CHILDREN, ARMY TROOPS, RELIGIOUS MONKS, FOR DIFFERENT REGIONS EVEN, AND SO ON. THERE ARE OVER 50 TYPES OF NON LA (CONICAL HATS) IN TOTAL.

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