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Available exclusively at Piran Salt Pans retail locations. This product is not available for online delivery.
The men’s saltworker straw hat is a reconstruction of the traditional headwear once worn by salt workers during their daily work in the salt pans. Made from hand-braided wheat straw, it preserves the characteristic form and practical purpose of this distinctive piece of salt-making heritage.
Its wide 17 cm brim provides ample shade – an essential feature for working under the open summer sun on the salt fields. A 3 cm wide brown grosgrain ribbon is sewn to the underside of the hat and can be tied to help keep it securely in place, even in windy conditions.
The crown measures 9 cm in height, while the overall diameter of the hat is 44 cm. Its natural material, distinctive proportions and traditional craftsmanship give the hat an authentic character closely connected with the centuries-old salt-making tradition of the Piran Salt Pans.
The hat is handmade by renowned Slovenian hatmaker Sergej Pajk, holder of a registered living heritage unit EID: 02-00036 and holder of the Rokodelstvo Art & Craft Slovenija certificate No. 7353-03/12.
More than simply a summer hat, it is a functional piece of heritage that preserves the memory of the traditional life and work of salt workers.
Handmade in Slovenia.
Made of natural wheat straw
700 YEARS OF TRADITION
Projekt SOLJKE
