rastacap

The "rastacap" or "tam" is a tall (sometimes depending on the user's hair length), round, crocheted cap. It is most commonly associated with the pat as a way for Rastafarians (Rastas) and others with dreadlocks to tuck their locks away, but may be worn for various reasons (such as religious) by Rastas and non-Rastas. The cap is worn mostly by men. It is sometimes erroneously referred to as a "Tam" (or "tam"), a different kind of hat that was loosely ancestral to the rastacap. Other Caribbean terms for the rastacap include rastafar (sometimes with a silent terminal -r), toppa[h] and simply cap or hat.