Humao

Humao
A female rider wearing the humao (veil-less hat) and a form of hood (mili)
Chinese	胡帽
Literal meaning	Barbarian hat
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Húmào

Humao (Chinese: 胡帽; lit. 'Barbarian hat') is a type of brim hat which was used in the Tang dynasty by both Chinese men and women when horse-riding.^[1]: 54 Women of all social ranks (ranging from palace ladies to commoners) wore humao when horse-riding since the beginning of the Kaiyuan period (713–741 AD),^[2]: 311 during the Mid-Tang dynasty.^[3]: 220 The humao was a type of veil-less hat (which contrasted to the weimao); therefore, it allowed for the faces and hair to be exposed.^{[2]: 311 [3]: 220}

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Similar items

• Damao (hat)
• Gat
• Weimao

See also

• Hanfu
• Hufu
• Hanfu headgear
• List of hats and headgear
• Liangmao
• Mili (veil)

References

1. Stepanov, T︠S︡vetelin (2010). The Bulgars and the steppe empire in the early Middle Ages : the problem of the others. Leiden [The Netherlands]: Brill. ISBN 978-90-474-4452-7. OCLC 695988846.
2. China : dawn of a golden age, 200-750 AD. James C. Y. Watt, Prudence Oliver Harper, Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art. 2004. ISBN 1-58839-126-4. OCLC 55846475.
3. Xu, Zhuoyun (2012). China : a new cultural history. Timothy Danforth Baker, Michael S. Duke. New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN 978-0-231-15920-3. OCLC 730906510.