Title
Songkok haji stand
Year/Period
Early 20th century
Region
Indonesia
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: 31.5 x 18.6 x 18.3 cm
Accession No.
XXXX-11449
Collection of
NLB Type
Woodcarving
This stand is used to store the 'songkok' (cap) and to help it keep its shape when not worn. The top of the stand is covered with a white crocheted songkok. The bottom half has a small compartment perhaps used to store prayer beads. In Southeast Asia, some pilgrims would wear a white cap or songkok haji and adopt the title ‘haji’ to indicate that they have performed the pilgrimage to Mecca or the 'haj'. The haj is a religious obligation that is expected of Muslims who can afford it. This pilgrimage is performed in the last month of the Islamic calendar.
