Guanmao

Guanmao is the name of the headgear worn by Han government officials during the Qing Dynasty consisting of a black velvet hat in winter and a rattan woven hat in summer with a button or knob pointed finial whose shape and color reflected official’s rank when in the presence of the emperor. For daily business or informal occasions, officials had to change the hat’s top. The shape and color of one’s finial was closely regulated and depended on the official’s rank which ranged from 1-9.