Pilgrim's hat

The pilgrim hat is a wide-brimmed hat that protects the wearer against rain and sun.

In the strict use of language is understood pilgrim the traditional headgear of the pilgrims. The hat was one of the pole, the pilgrim's bag and water bottle, often a hollowed and dried gourd, for basic amenities for pilgrims since the early Middle Ages. Pilgrims who went on a pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela, attached a scallop to clothing, preferably at the hat as a badge of St. James pilgrim. Carried on the pilgrimage, the pilgrim allowed its owner to feed on the fruits of the land, which was otherwise punishable as a misdemeanor.

The traditional pilgrim's hat is made of water-repellent felt, has a wide brim that can be directed as required. An opened in the neck brim allows deriving the rain water on the shoulders of the wearer.

In Christian iconography, the pilgrim is an attribute of James the Greater.