Asian conical hat
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The Asian conical hat is a style of conically shaped sun hat worn in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Laos, Malaysia, India, Myanmar, Nepal, the Philippines, Taiwan, Thail
Caping worn by a farmer in Indonesia
A straw cone hat worn by a Japanese Buddhist monk
Japanese jingasa worn by samurai
Sumazau performances by Papar Kadazans with siung at the Monsopiad Heritage Village
Coolie
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Coolie is a term historically used for low-wage labourers, typically those of Indian or Chinese descent. The term was first used in the 16th century by European traders across Asia. In the 18th centur
Asian conical hat
…斗笠, meaning a "one-dǒu bamboo hat") in China; kasa (笠) in Japan; and satgat (삿갓) in Korea. English terms for the hat include bamboo hat, Chinese hat, coolie hat, paddy hat, rice hat, sedge hat. In Southeast Asia, it is known as do'un (ដួន) in Cambodia; caping or seraung in Indonesia; koup (ກຸບ) in Laos…
Indian labourers in British Trinidad and Tobago; around 1890s
Illustration of the port of Amoy, where many Chinese labourers were shipped to foreign lands.
The Royal Decree of Graces of 1815, a legal order approved by the Spanish Crown to encourage foreign settlement of the colonies of Cuba and Puerto Rico
Chinese immigrant workers building the first transcontinental railroad in the US