Two tone straw hat with star underbrim

Source catalog description

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

A straw hat with a natural toned crown and black brim. There is a black ribbon stitched where the natural toned crown meets the black brim. The interior of the hat is unlined. Natural toned straw in the shape of a star is stitched to the underside of the black brim. Both a white and a black Petersham ribbon are sewn along the interior crown. A white, fabric tag that reads [Bené Original] is stitched to the interior center back of the crown. 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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