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Head scarf from Muslim Girls' Training and General Civilization Class uniform

1950-1959

Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America

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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.

This beige Muslim Girls' Training and General Civilization Class uniform head scarf is made of synthetic fabric, shiny on one side, dull weave on the reverse. The scarf is semi-circular with a beige ribbon stitched to the hem at the center of the flat edge. The ends of the ribbon hang free of the scarf.

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Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture — original record ↗

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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13

Catalog reference: 2013.39.1.4

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