3 Non la in Hoi An-Vietman

by Jennie Breeze

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3 Non la in Hoi An-Vietman

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Jennie Breeze

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Photograph - Original Img_2003

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In Vietnam, the name of the conical hat is non la(leaf hat). Images of it were embossed on Ngoc Lu drums about 2500 to 3000 years ago. The non la, the distinctive conical palm hat, has always been a symbol of Vietnam, closely linked people & their daily lives. When discussing this hat, constructed of dried palm leaves, thin bamboo strips curved into rings & gut, Vietnamese & foreign tourists talk about the central city of Hue, famous for the image of a young lady wearing a violet ao dai & a non la. High school girls in their pure white ao dai with non la on their heads or in their hands look lovely & charming. If shy or embarrassed, they tilt their hats to cover the faces. How beautiful that is! The Hue hats are elegant & many are fashioned as poem palm hats. Hold one against the sun to reveal an illustration of Thien Mu Pagoda or Trang Tien Bridge & some line of verse woven into the palm leaves. This is the reason why they are popular among many tourist, to wear or as souvenir. Non la can protect them from the sun & also serve as a fan. In a Pinch, it can become a basket to carry rice, fruit or even water for a short period of time. Together with nem (sour pork hash), pho (Vietnamese noodle soup), the miraculous monochord, & the butterfly-like lissome ao dai, the conical hat has become an expression of the national spirit. Notable for their romantic and timelessly crafted adornments. Special conical hats contain random poetic verses which can be revealed when the hat is directed above one's head in the sunlight. Now, it is becoming a part of national costume of Vietnam. The conical Asian hat, sedge hat, rice hat, paddy hat, bamboo hat, "'Chinese sombrero", is a simple style of conical hat originating in East, South Asia and Southeast Asia, particularly China, Cambodia, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Philippines, India, Bangladesh and Vietnam. This style of hat is used primarily as protection from the sun and rain. When made of straw or matting, it can be dipped in water and worn as an impromptu evaporative-cooling device.

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June 26th, 2014

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