blangkon
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thumbnail|upright|Blangkons, the traditional Javanese headgear A blangkon (Javanese: ) or belangkon (in Indonesian) is a traditional Javanese headgear worn by men and made of batik fabric. There are four types of blangkons, distinguished by the shapes and regional Javanese origin: Ngayogyakarta, Surakarta, Kedu, and Banyumasan.
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- Clothing type.name
- Blangkon
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- Ngayogyakarta-style blangkon, 2015-05-17 04.jpg
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- 265px
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- A Ngayogyakarta-style blangkon, worn for weddings
- Clothing type.type
- Traditional headgear
- Clothing type.material
- Batik
- Clothing type.location
- Indonesia (Java)
- Clothing type.manufacturer
- Javanese
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thumbnail|upright|Blangkons, the traditional Javanese headgear A blangkon (Javanese: ) or belangkon (in Indonesian) is a traditional Javanese headgear worn by men and made of batik fabric. There are four types of blangkons, distinguished by the shapes and regional Javanese origin: Ngayogyakarta, Surakarta, Kedu, and Banyumasan.
==History== It is believed that blangkon may be as old as the Javanese script, and inspired from the legendary story of Aji Saka. In the story, Aji Saka defeated Dewata Cengkar, a giant who owned the land of Java, by spreading a giant piece of headdress that could cover the entire land of Java. Aji Saka was also believed to be the founder of the Javanese calendar.
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