Raffia crochet beret with bead strands

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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 raffia crochet beret with multicolored bead strands. The body of the hat is made of synthetic raffia in a circular pattern originating from the center of the crown. Three strands of rayon petersham ribbon with plastic beads in pink, yellow, and green are tacked to the center top of the crown. The hat is unlined, there is an elastic cord at the bottom of the hat that is channeled through the edge of the raffia. 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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