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Museum object · Clothing - Fashion and Historical

Headscarves worn by Mélisande Short-Colomb at Georgetown University convocation

ca. 2017

Washington, District of Columbia, 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.

Two headscarves worn together. One, blue with a flower pattern and cut edges, was worn under the second. The second scarf is longer and features a multi-colored pattern. The second scarf is well-worn and has some tears and frays along its seams.

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

Catalog reference: 2021.10.2.1-.2

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