Hat Item Number: 3600/9 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Gold dome-shaped hat with black decorative band around sides. Band has a central ladder design, framed on either side by alternating patterns. Designs alternate between checked rectangles, and vertical arrows with “U” shapes and horizontal bars overtop; vertical lines on either side of arrows. Designs on band are done in gold; interior of hat is unlined.
Purchased by Peter Oberlander on his frequent trips to Africa, sometime between 1958-1990. Oberlander was teaching and consulting in Ghana, and consulting for the UN in Nigeria and Kenya.