Akubra

Akubra
IndustryHeadware, clothing
Founded1897; 127 years ago (1897)
FounderBenjamin Dunkerley[1]
Headquarters
Kempsey, New South Wales
,
Australia
OwnerTattarang
Websiteakubra.com.au

Akubra /əˈkuːbrə/ is an Australian hat manufacturer owned by Tattarang since November 2023. The company is associated with bush hats made of rabbit fur felt with wide brims that are worn in rural Australia. The term "Akubra" is sometimes used to refer to any hat of this kind, however the company manufactures a wide range of hat styles including fedora, homburg, bowler, pork pie, and trilby.

The name is claimed to derive from an Aboriginal (possibly Birpai) word for a head covering.[2][3]

  1. ^ "The Akubra Story – Akubra Hats".
  2. ^ "Words you thought were Indigenous that actually aren't". NITV.
  3. ^ Bowen, Jill (1988). The Akubra Hat. Sydney, NSW: Weldon Publishing. ISBN 0-947116-52-4.