Lightweight helmets of pith or cork covered with cloth with a round crown and fixed brim that slopes downward; worn in tropical regions as a protection against the sun. First worn by the British army in India in the mid-19th century and made with the pith of the sola plant.
AAT
3000256657
hats, pith
helmets, home service
helmets, pith
helmets, sola
helmets, solar
helmets, universal pattern white
helmets, wolseley
home service helmets
pith hats
pith helmets
pith-helmets
sola helmets
sola topees
sola topis
solar helmets
topees, sola
topis
topis, sola
universal pattern white helmets
wolseley helmets
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