The pith helmet, also known as the safari helmet, salacot, [a] sola topee, sun helmet, topee, and topi [b] is a lightweight cloth-covered helmet made of sholapith. [1] The pith helmet originates from the Spanish military adaptation of the native salakot headgear of the Philippines .

The shola (sola)-style pith helmet—also known as the sun helmet, topee, shola topee, salacot or topi, is a lightweight helmet made of shola pith, with a cloth cover and a particular design and thickness designed to shade and insulate the wearer’s head from the sun. It was popular among Westerners in India, Pakistan, Egypt, Sudan, Iraq ...

Sep 27, 2024 · From the shola or sola plant (Aeschynomene aspera)—whose pith is used—and topi or tope, Hindi for "hat", popularised by the British colonials who wore them while inspecting farms or travelling.

Apr 22, 2024 · The sola topi is thought to have evolved from the Filipino salakot, a shallow domed or conical hat woven out of reeds, traditionally worn in the region by farmers and fisherpeople. Spanish colonial forces in the Philippines in the eighteenth century adapted the salakot design for hats for their officials and troops, and other imperial regimes ...

Definition of sola topi noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Origin of Sola-topi From the shola or sola plant, whose pith is used; and "topi" or "tope", Hindi for "hat". It was popularized by the British colonials who wore them while inspecting farms or traveling.

sola topi noun. A pith helmet. Etymology: From the shola or sola plant, whose pith is used; and "topi" or "tope", Hindi for "hat". It was popularized by the British colonials who wore them while inspecting farms or traveling.

The pith helmet (also known as the safari helmet, sun helmet, topee, sola topee, salacot or topi [1]) 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. [2]

Jan 3, 2025 · A rigid, brimmed hat popular among the British and Anglo-Indians in colonial India between the mid-nineteenth and mid-twentieth centuries, the sola topi gets its name from the sola plant (Aeschynomene aspera) whose stem provides the material used to make it. Also known by the general term ‘pith helmet’, it has a high, dome-like crown ...

Oct 5, 2020 · A sola topi is a sun hat obtained from the pile of the stems of the plant named sola plants. It is also known as the safari helmet . The hats were formerly worn in India due to excessive heat on the faces.