Adult Songkok 21.75 (4")

Malaysia’s songkok cap Almost every tourist will see the ubiquitous black felt hat worn by Muslim Malay men in cities, towns and villages throughout Malaysia.


Overview

Known as the songkok cap, it’s often worn at formal occasions such as weddings, funerals and, of course, Eid ul-Fitr and Eid al-Adha holidays. The cap complements the traditional Malay attire consisting of colourful matching shirts and pants tied with a ceremonial waist wrap. But it’s also a crucial part of military uniform too. The Malaysian Army’s Royal Malay Regiment have worn the songkok cap since colonial days. Other versions of the hat exist in Indonesia, Singapore and parts of the Southern Philippines and Thailand.