Woven straw hat with braided drawstring cord

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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 woven straw hat with a braided drawstring cord. The hat is blocked to shape, the top of the crown is flat. A band of light brown vinyl is machine sewn to the edge of the brim. A metal grommet is attached to the base of the crown on each side of the hat. A cream synthetic braided rope is channeled through each gromet. The ends of the rope continue to the underside of the hat. An adjustable spherical wooden bead is placed along the rope, the ends of the rope are knotted together. Black marker in the shape of a rectangle three inches wide and one inch long is on the interior center back of the hat at the base of the crown. A black marker line is on the proper left side of the rectangle.

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