I made the mistake of wearing it to explore some of the more remote tributaries of the Amazon. It offered absolutely no protection from the blowgun darts of the Xingu tribe.and I know how a pincushion feels now. The good thing is that all the little holes made it work as an effective shower basket so long as my man Billy Fish kept it full of water. By the time we got to the upper waters of the Urubamba, I was lulled into expecting more from it than it was capable of providing. So it was really my fault when I was using it to dip water from the canoe and was attacked by the piranhas that severed three fingers. When I awakened I was surrounded by a flock of Lesser Flamingos that were pecking at my safari bush jacket which I got used from another vendor on Amazon. Fortunately Billy Fish was excellent with needle and thread and we were able to get 2 fingers re-attached. A Flamingo got the other one.

In a more serious vein- Please note the facial expression on the model, you can expect to have the same one when this arrives. It has the silhouette of the pith helmet but ........ don't expect pith protection.