festival float ornament combining umbrella and halberd
A decorative object shaped like an umbrella with a halberd-like top, carried on floats in certain Japanese festivals such as Gion Matsuri.
The floats in the Gion Festival are adorned with elaborate umbrella-halberd ornaments.
Alternate kanji spelling; 笠 can also mean a conical hat or shade, but here it is used interchangeably with 傘.
Compound of 傘 (kasa, 'umbrella') and 鉾 (hoko, 'halberd'), describing the object's shape.