Now Viewing: triangular_headpieceTag type: General 三角頭巾 (sankaku zukin, lit. "triangular headpiece") is a type of headband sometimes worn by ghosts in Japanese folklore. Ex.: post #1236530. Formerly, mistakenly tagged by Danbooru as hitaikakushi. (See danbooru.me/forum/show/62509 .) Derived from Edo period burial rituals, it was originally intended to protect the newly deceased from evil spirits. It has various regional names: hitai-eboshi, tenkan, houkan, kami-kaburi, and so on. web.archive.org/web/19990...amplemj/ghosts/ghosts.htm hyakumonogatari.com/2011/...and-japanese-ghosts-wear/ skdesu.com/en/hitaikakush...ous-white-cloth-japanese/ Other Wiki Information Last updated: 12/17/23 3:09 AM by DocWatson This entry is not locked and you can edit it as you see fit. |
     
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