The Potato Factory
15-10-2006, 15:56
I ask because I've seen several ancient Germanic/Norse statuettes of gods like Odin and Thor wear very similar hats.
Can anybody enlighten me on the matter?
Cross cultural contamination is very common, especially during the roman empire era due to the silk road.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silk_Road
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Central_Asian_Buddhist_Monks.jpeg
The second link is a manuscript depicting a caucasian buddhist monk(red hair, blue eyes, different facial structure), circa 9th century.
Sel Appa
15-10-2006, 16:36
coolie hats>all 'cept maybe russian hats which are equal
Righteous Munchee-Love
15-10-2006, 16:42
Nope, I guess it would have been the European conical straw hat.