Making HistoryThe Colonial Pith Helmet

02/10/2021

In the tropical colonies, Europeans wore a white pith helmet to protect themselves from the sun. This humble piece of headwear came to symbolise colonial oppression and reinforced the separation between coloniser and colonised.

Director

Jean-Dominique Ferrucci

Country

France

Year

2020

Duration

18 min

Available

From 31/03/2022 to 05/10/2024

Genre

Documentaries and Reportage