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Latest revision as of 13:02, 15 August 2023

A Gurkha policeman wearing the Terai hat

The Terai hat is a type of slouch hat associated with the Gurkhas and named after the Terai region in Nepal.[1] It is created by fusing two hats into one to make the hat more rigid and is worn at an angle, tilted to the right.[2]

The double Terai is a version with a double thickness crown and brim, designed to give extra sun protection.[3] This hat was almost de rigueur in East and Central Africa from the 1930s to 1950s.[4][5]

In India, in the hills or during the cool season, the topi might be replaced with the felt Terai hat.[1]

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References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Bernard S. Cohn (1996). Colonialism and Its Forms of Knowledge: The British in India. Princeton University Press. pp. 159–. ISBN 0-691-00043-3.
  2. Chappell, Mike (1993). The Gurkhas. Osprey Publishing. pp 54–55. ISBN 1-85532-357-5
  3. Capstick, Peter Hathaway (1984-09-15). Safari: The Last Adventure. ISBN 9781466803985.
  4. Christine Stephanie Nicholls (2005). Red Strangers: The White Tribe of Kenya. Timewell Press. pp. 193–. ISBN 978-1-85725-206-4.
  5. Twigger, Robert (2013-05-23). Red Nile: The Biography of the World's Greatest River. ISBN 9780297866503.