Momba tribeswoman wearing traditional five peak yak's wool felted hat, and coral and turquoise jewellery, Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, India, Asia

Portrait of an old Kirghiz man with white beard, felt hat and glasses at the horse market at Balikchi in Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia, Asia

Portrait of an old Uygur man with beard and felt hat in Xinjiang, China, Asia

Portrait of a woman in a felt hat with her children in the Sunday market at Pisac in Peru, South America

Felt hats and clothes for sale in the souk, Marrakesh, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Portrait of a Tibetan woman with plaits and hat on the Qinghai Plateau, China, Asia

The back of an Indian woman wearing a felt hat and plaited hair in the market at Pisac in the Cuzco area, Peru, South America

Cuzco, Peru, South America

Hands of woman creating hat

Men wearing Prussian infantry uniform, members of the community of interests for historical performance of the 18th century, moated castle Linn, Krefeld, NRW, Germany

Bust wearing hat and shawl, decorative piece in clothing shop in Erlangen, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Woman sewing silk ribbon and inner lining on hat edge, finished hats on shelves behind, hatmaker workshop, Bad Aussee, Styria, Austria, Europe

Tightening the shaping cord around a wool felt hat, using iron tool, hatmaker workshop, Bad Aussee, Styria, Austria, Europe

Hatter placing wool felt hat with shaping cord to dry on wooden boards in drying room, hatmaker workshop, Bad Aussee, Styria, Austria, Europe

Hatter pushing dry wool felt hat into edge mold, hatmaker workshop, Bad Aussee, Styria, Austria, Europe

Hands holding cord on dry wool felt hat with shaped edge, hatmaker workshop, Bad Aussee, Styria, Austria, Europe

Woman sewing silk ribbon and inner lining on hat edge, finished hats on shelves behind, hatmaker workshop, Bad Aussee, Styria, Austria, Europe

Tightening the shaping cord around a wool felt hat, using iron tool, hatmaker workshop, Bad Aussee, Styria, Austria, Europe

Tightening the shaping cord around a wool felt hat, using iron tool, hatmaker workshop, Bad Aussee, Styria, Austria, Europe

Hatter examining finished wool felt hat, hat molds on wooden shelves and finished hats behind, hatmaker workshop, Bad Aussee, Styria, Austria, Europe

Man brushing a dry wool felt hat, holding shaping cord in his hand, hatmaker workshop, Bad Aussee, Styria, Austria, Europe

Hatter ironing dry wool felt hat over edge mold, hatmaker workshop, Bad Aussee, Styria, Austria, Europe

Hands folding and fastening silk ribbon using pins, inner lining of a wool felt hat, hatmaker workshop, Bad Aussee, Styria, Austria, Europe

Hands checking different wool felt hat bodies, shades of green, on workbench, hatmaker workshop, Bad Aussee, Styria, Austria, Europe

Hands sewing inner lining on a wool felt hat, sewing machine, hatmaker workshop, Bad Aussee, Styria, Austria, Europe

Hand taking hat bodies out of steam boiler, hatmaker workshop, Bad Aussee, Styria, Austria, Europe

Hands sewing silk ribbon and inner lining on hat edge, hatmaker workshop, Bad Aussee, Styria, Austria, Europe

Hatter holding dry wool felt hat over an edge mold, hatmaker workshop, Bad Aussee, Styria, Austria, Europe

Guest of honor. Folk Festival commemorating the origin myth the Tien Shan Maral (Tian Shan wapiti), an origin myth of the Kyrgyz tribes. Near Tasch Baschat, Naryn region. Asia, Central Aisa, Kyrgyzstan

Spectators.Folk Festival commemorating the origin myth the Tien Shan Maral (Tian Shan wapiti), an origin myth of the Kyrgyz tribes. Near Tasch Baschat, Naryn region. Asia, Central Aisa, Kyrgyzstan

Reenactors. Folk Festival commemorating the origin myth the Tien Shan Maral (Tian Shan wapiti), an origin myth of the Kyrgyz tribes. Near Tasch Baschat, Naryn region. Asia, Central Aisa, Kyrgyzstan

Hunting dog (Taigan) before the competition. Folk Festival commemorating the origin myth the Tien Shan Maral (Tian Shan wapiti), an origin myth of the Kyrgyz tribes. Near Tasch Baschat, Naryn region. Asia, Central Aisa, Kyrgyzstan

Kalpak (Al-Kalpak), the traditional felt hat of Kyrgyzstan. Production is listed as intangible UNESCO world heritage. Jayma Bazaar, one of the greatest traditional markets in central asia. City Osh in the Fergana Valley close to the border to Uzbekistan. Asia, central Asia, Kyrgyzstan

Man with traditional white felt hat, Kalpak. Folk and Sport festival on the Suusamyr plain commemorating Mr Koshomkul, a sportsman and folk hero of the last century. Asia, central asia, Kyrgyzstan

Child on horseback. Folk Festival commemorating the origin myth the Tien Shan Maral (Tian Shan wapiti), an origin myth of the Kyrgyz tribes. Near Tasch Baschat, Naryn region. Asia, Central Aisa, Kyrgyzstan

Participant in traditional garb. Folk Festival commemorating the origin myth the Tien Shan Maral (Tian Shan wapiti), an origin myth of the Kyrgyz tribes. Near Tasch Baschat, Naryn region. Asia, Central Aisa, Kyrgyzstan

Kyz kuumai, bridegroom chasing the bride, a traditional equestrian sport. Folk Festival commemorating the origin myth the Tien Shan Maral (Tian Shan wapiti), an origin myth of the Kyrgyz tribes. Near Tasch Baschat, Naryn region. Asia, Central Aisa, Kyrgyzstan

Guest of honor. Folk Festival commemorating the origin myth the Tien Shan Maral (Tian Shan wapiti), an origin myth of the Kyrgyz tribes. Near Tasch Baschat, Naryn region. Asia, Central Aisa, Kyrgyzstan

Man with traditional white felt hat, Kalpak. Folk and Sport festival on the Suusamyr plain commemorating Mr Koshomkul, a sportsman and folk hero of the last century. Asia, central asia, Kyrgyzstan

Man with traditional white felt hat, Kalpak. Folk and Sport festival on the Suusamyr plain commemorating Mr Koshomkul, a sportsman and folk hero of the last century. Asia, central asia, Kyrgyzstan