The malahai[a] (Russian: малаха́й or малакай,[b] Kazakh: малақай) is a historical headgear originating in present-day Kazakhstan, which was adopted in some of other regions of Central Asia and worn throughout the Russian Empire from the mid-18th to mid-19th centuries. It is a fur hat with a noticeably high conical, cylindrical,[1] or quadrangular[2] crown[c] and flaps that are typically four: two long side-flaps covering the ears, a wide rear one covering the neck and shoulders, and a short front one functioning as a visor. It is lined with furs of diverse animals, which include badger, fox, and wolf.
Worn by men in winter to protect themselves against the cold and withstand the elements on the road, the headgear also served as a soft protective helmet against bladed weapons.[1] It was worn by women in some parts of Russia.[3] Among Old Believers it was proscribed over religious reasons.[4][5]
- ^ a b Бобров, Л.А. (2012). "Казахская воинская шапка «Малакай» XVIII-XIX веков" [Kazakh Military Cap "Malakai" 18th–19th Centuries]. Археология и этнография. История, филология (in Russian). 11 (7). Novosibirsk State University: 220. ISSN 1818-7919. Archived from the original on March 25, 2020. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
- ^ Шангина, И.И. (2003). Русский традиционный быт [Russian Traditional Life] (in Russian). Saint Petersburg: Азбука-классика (Azbuka-Attikus Publishing Group). p. 550. ISBN 535200337X. Retrieved December 21, 2022 – via Internet Archive. "Он представлял собой шапку с четырехугольным, (...) остроконечным верхом из сукна и с четырьмя клапанами." [It was a hat with a quadrangular, or (...) pointed top of cloth and four flaps.]
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