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[[File:Hachimaki.jpg|right|thumb|320px|A yellow ''hachimaki'' on display at the Okinawa Prefectural Museum]]

[[File:Hachimaki.jpg|right|thumb|320px|A yellow ''hachimaki'' on display at the Okinawa Prefectural Museum]]

*''Japanese/Okinawan'': 鉢巻 ''(hachimaki / hachimachi)''

*''Japanese/Okinawan'': 鉢巻 or 帕 ''(hachimaki / hachimachi)''

The ''hachimaki'' is a type of court cap worn especially by officials in the [[Government of the Ryukyu Kingdom|government of the Ryûkyû Kingdom]]. Under a system established in [[1524]] under King [[Sho Shin|Shô Shin]], the color of the ''hachimaki'' indicated (in part) the [[Ryukyuan court ranks|court rank]] of the wearer.<ref>''Earth Exhibit of Ryukyu Kingdom''. Ryûfûan Hawaii. 2010. p12.</ref>

The ''hachimaki'' is a type of court cap worn especially by officials in the [[Government of the Ryukyu Kingdom|government of the Ryûkyû Kingdom]]. Under a system established in [[1524]] under King [[Sho Shin|Shô Shin]], the color of the ''hachimaki'' indicated (in part) the [[Ryukyuan court ranks|court rank]] of the wearer.<ref>''Earth Exhibit of Ryukyu Kingdom''. Ryûfûan Hawaii. 2010. p12.</ref>