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Also known as Tanjak

Tengkolok (Jawi: ), also known as Tanjak, Destar (Minangkabau: Deta; Kelantan-Pattani: Semutar; Brunei: Dastar) is a traditional Malay or Indonesian and male headgear. It is made from long songket cloth folded and tied in a particular style (solek). Nowadays, it is usually worn in ceremonial functions, such as royal ceremonies by royalties, and wedding ceremonies by grooms.

Key facts

Clothing type.name
Tengkolok
Clothing type.image_file
COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Poserende Minangkabause mannen TMnr 10005045.jpg
Clothing type.image_size
265px
Clothing type.caption
Minangkabau man with a tengkolok headgear.
Clothing type.type
Traditional Headgear
Clothing type.material
Songket
Clothing type.location
Maritime Southeast Asia
Clothing type.manufacturer
Malay people Banjarese, Minangkabau, Buginese, Makassar, Minahasa, Bajau, Kadazandusun, Gorontalo, Moro people and Brunei Malay people

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Tengkolok (Jawi: ), also known as Tanjak, Destar (Minangkabau: Deta; Kelantan-Pattani: Semutar; Brunei: Dastar) is a traditional Malay or Indonesian and male headgear. It is made from long songket cloth folded and tied in a particular style (solek). Nowadays, it is usually worn in ceremonial functions, such as royal ceremonies by royalties, and wedding ceremonies by grooms.

==Name== The terms tengkolok, Tanjak, and setanjak are synonyms; the word "tengkolok" also refers to "headgear or headcover worn by women", but the definition of women's headgear is rarely used today.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “tengkolok” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.