These are new production, made in Vietnam Pith Helmets made of lightweight man-made materials.
The pith helmet (also known as the sun helmet, topee, sola topee, salacot or topi) is a lightweight helmet usually of cork or pith, typically from the sola (Indian swamp growth, Aeschynomene aspera or A. paludosa) or a similar plant [1], with a cloth cover, designed to shade the wearer's head from the sun. It was formerly much worn by Westerners in the tropics; today it is most frequently used in Vietnam. (The form solar topee is folk etymology - the name comes from sola, and has no etymological connection with the sun.)
This product was added to our catalog on Wednesday 29 August, 2007.
