Brown felt homburg hat worn by Rakim

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 dark brown homburg style hat made from brown wool felt and a black grosgrain ribbon hatband with a bow at the proper left side. A cluster of multi-colored feathers extends from the top of the bow. The interior of the crown is lined with brown synthetic satin, with a manufacturer's logo at the center featuring a printed image of the tower of Pisa above the text "SCALA / COLLECTION". The word "SCALA" is also printed in gold on the interior proper left hat band. A small brown grosgrain ribbon bow is attached at the center back interior to indicate the proper back of the hat. To the proper left of the ribbon is a size and style tag.

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