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  muak hoo krataai

 

Thailand

A trumpeter of the Royal Barges wears a traditional brimless navy hat with earflaps, called a muak hoo krataai, which means ‘rabbit-ears hat’. They exist in different colours, i.e. a certain base colour trimmed with another colour, depending on the wearer's position and responsibilities.