The ''sombrero calañés'' or ''sombrero de Calañas'' is a traditional hat made in the municipality of Calañas,

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. It is also sometimes called the ''sombrero castoreño'' because it is traditionally made from the felt of a beaver (''castor'') or similar animal.Definition of ''sombrero castoreño''
DRAE The ''sombrero calañés'' has a low conical crown and a brim upturned to the point of rolling over, with a knobby ornamentation at the top of the crown and on one side of the brim. The low crown can be adjusted by a cord. The hat is worn cocked somewhat asymmetrically, and is more decorative than practical. The term can apply to a somewhat different style of hat, more like a '' sombrero de catite'' without quite such a high conical crown, and with a sort of a small

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dangling from a cord at the top, which falls to one side of the hat. Either type is often worn over a kerchief tied at the nape of the neck.

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*Photographs of the two main types of ''sombrero calañés''
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2Photograph showing a ''sombrero calañés'' worn over a kerchief
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