Madhalla
{{short description|Type of hat}}
The madhalla is a traditional hat used in Yemen and worn by women.{{cite book | last=Walker | first=J. | last2=Carter | first2=T. | last3=Dunston | first3=L. | title=Oman, UAE & Arabian Peninsula | publisher=Lonely Planet | series=LONELY PLANET ARABIAN PENINSULA | year=2007 | isbn=978-1-74104-546-8 | url=https://archive.org/details/omanuaearabianpe00walk | url-access=registration | language=id | accessdate=2017-04-11 | page=[https://archive.org/details/omanuaearabianpe00walk/page/508 508]}}{{cite web | last=Khan | first=Gulnaz | title=This Ancient Mud Skyscraper City is the 'Manhattan of the Desert' | website=National Geographic | date=2017-04-03 | url=http://www.nationalgeographic.com.au/travel/this-ancient-mud-skyscraper-city-is-the-manhattan-of-the-desert.aspx | accessdate=2017-04-09}}{{cite book | last=Walker | first=J. | last2=Carter | first2=T. | last3=Dunston | first3=L. | title=Oman, UAE & Arabian Peninsula | publisher=Lonely Planet | series=LONELY PLANET ARABIAN PENINSULA | year=2007 | isbn=978-1-74104-546-8 | url=https://archive.org/details/omanuaearabianpe00walk | url-access=registration | language=id | accessdate=2017-04-09 | page=[https://archive.org/details/omanuaearabianpe00walk/page/574 574]}}{{cite web | last=Downey | first=Tom | title=Yemen’s Exotic Secrets | website=The New York Times | date=2007-12-30 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/30/travel/30Yemen.html | accessdate=2017-04-09}} The hats have a wide circular brim and a peaked top.{{cite web | title=hat | website=British Museum | date=2017-01-12 | url=http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=3322431&partId=1 | accessdate=2017-04-11}} The straw hats are peaked to keep the wearer cool in hot temperatures. Being almost two feet tall, the design promotes air circulation within the hat. They have been noted to resemble witch hats.{{cite book | last=Publications | first=Jpm | title=Gulf States | publisher=JPM Publications | series=This Way Guides | year=2000 | isbn=978-2-88452-099-7 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=K8nMCRYnKn8C&pg=PA103 | accessdate=2017-04-16 | page=103}} It is made from plaited strips of date palm (nakhl, {{langx|ar|نخل}}) leaves.{{cite book | last=Royal Gardens | first=Kew | title=Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information | publisher=H.M. Stationery Office | year=1895 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FOEHAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA302 | accessdate=2017-04-16 | page=302}}{{cite book | last=Balfour-Paul | first=J. | title=Indigo in the Arab World | publisher=Taylor & Francis | year=2012 | isbn=978-1-136-60324-2 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=51QWcY07KXwC&pg=PA137 | accessdate=2017-04-16 | page=137}} They are often worn in Hadhramaut by female herders and field workers who also wear black abayas.{{cite web | title=Yemen: Where time stands still... | website=Globerovers Magazine | date=2015-06-19 | url=http://www.globerovers-magazine.com/yemen-arabian/ | accessdate=2017-04-09}} The hat can be obtained at some souqs.