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Museum object · Clothing - Fashion and Historical

Brown hat with white pattern

1950-1990

Smithsonian NMAAHC collection

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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 kufi hat made from brown and white resist dyed fabric. The hat is constructed of two parts - one band of fabric for the brim and oval shaped piece of fabric for the crown. Both pieces are machine sewn together. The hat is lined with two panels of stiff synthetic satin. The hat has no label. This project received Federal support from the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative Pool, administered by the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum.

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Catalog reference: 2007.3.501

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