The lomphok (Thai: ลอมพอก, pronounced [lɔ̄m.pʰɔ̂ːk]; literally, "piled up and layered-wrapped head cover")[1] is a ceremonial headgear of Thailand, historically worn by royalty and nobility. It is a tall pointed hat, made of white cloth wrapped around a bamboo frame. The lomphok is believed to have been adapted from the turbans of Safavid-dynasty Persia during the Ayutthaya period, and its use is extensively documented by European writers who came into contact with Siam during the reign of King Narai.[2] In particular, its use by Kosa Pan and the other diplomats of the embassy to the court of Louis XIV in 1686 became a sensation in French society.[3] Today, the lomphok can be seen worn by officials in the Royal Ploughing Ceremony and royal funeral processions.
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Kosa Pan wearing lomphok, 1686 -
Claude de Forbin wearing Ayutthayan mandarin dress with lomphok -
Ayutthayan diplomats wearing lomphok in Versailles, 1686 -
Siamese embassadors wearing lomphok, 1686
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Funeral officials wearing lomphok escorting Bhumibol Adulyadej's urn, October 2017 -
Similar headdress in Cambodia
References edit
- ^ The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Siamese Hat of Rank and Case (Lompok)". The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ Wattanasukchai, Sirinya (5 September 2012). "Hat trick&beyond". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
- ^ Benson, Sarah (2011). "European Wonders at the Court of Siam". In Bleichmar, Daniela; Mancall, Peter C. (eds.). Collecting across cultures material exchanges in the early modern Atlantic world. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press. p. 160. ISBN 9780812204964.