What is a Bollenhut? The Iconic Black Forest Hat

  One of the most iconic images of Germany’s Black Forest is a fresh faced woman wearing a hat covered with red Pom Poms, a Bollenhut; but what is a Bollenhut? This stiff straw hat covered in wool Pom Poms is an integral part of the area’s Tracht. But it’s not as common as advertising and media would have us think.…

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