Black straw pillbox hat

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A black straw pillbox hat made of fine black straw braid that has been sewn in the round. The hat has a flat crown; the back of the hat is slightly longer. A one inch wide black petersham ribbon inner band is machine sewn around the hat’s circumference. There is a thin elastic cord with metal stoppers sewn widthwise through the interior sides of the hat to secure the hat in place on the head. A blue woven fabric label is adhered to the center back interior of the hat which reads [Suffield / hats / NEW YORK CALIFORNIA].

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