Civil vestments of Themiclesia
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Civil uniforms of Themiclesia have been worn by civil servants and members of certain institutions as symbols of public power and distinction. Lay persons may also wear them in some contexts to express affiliation or support for the state or its institutions.
Clothing
Hats
Like other Meng people, Themiclesians did not cut their hear but tied it together in various ways, usually on top or the side of their heads. While the reluctance to cut hair was philosophized as respect for the physical form created by one's parents, scholars generally think this was not the original motivation. Since at least the bronze age, pictorial evidence suggests that adults usually concealed their tied hair in some way, giving rise to headwear. Examples of early headwear are usually jade tubes, postulated worn as a tiara around the hair. Later examples include a hole by which a long pin could penetrate the tied hair and secure the headwear.
l′ong-l′in-kolh
The l′ong-l′in-kolh (通天冠) was introduced some time in the 1st c. BCE in imitation of the Meng crown. It originated as a strip of leather covering the hair bun, which also gave rise to the tsjinh-ging-kolh (below). The two ends of the strip were fastened to a circlet that encircled the hair bun. The strip was subsequently stiffened with ribbing of metal wire. The l′ong-l′in-kolh differs from the tsjinh-ging-kolh in shape of the ribbing; in the former, it forms a handle profile, while in the latter it forms a box shape. During the Hexarchy, this hat was the preserve of the king of Tsjinh.
tsjinh-ging-kolh
The tsjinh-ging-kolh (進賢冠) was introduced in the Pjang state at an uncertain date but was later adopted in all five states of the Hexarchy.