Black straw hat with black feathers and gemstone

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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 hat with black feathers and a gemstone. The hat is made of synthetic straw blocked to shape. It has a wide brim, the proper right side of the brim is folded upwards and secured to the side of the crown. Three black ostrich feathers and a large black gemstone in a metal setting with glass rhinestones are sewn to the upturned underbrim. The hat is unlined and unlabeled. 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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