Headpiece for Bahamas Junkanoo Revue costume

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The headpiece, or crown, of a man's costume for the Bahamas Junkanoo Revue, a junkanoo troupe in Miami, Florida The headpiece is red, white, yellow, and blue and resembles an oversized turban in shape. At front center is a red and blue lotus-shaped design, with each petal tipped bordered in gold beading and tipped with a gemstone. At bottom center is a gold metallic sphere trimmed with gold beads. Two strands of gold beads drape down from the sphere and across the wearer's forehead, reconnecting at either side of the center lotus design. Radiating out from the lotus is a larger blue field, bordered by a row of gold beading, a line of yellow fabric, and a row of blue beading. The rest of the headpiece has thick white and red stripes interspersed with thinner yellow stripes. Each stripe is bordered by a row of gold or blue beading.

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