Tie from the travel wardrobe trunk used by Cab Calloway

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 multicolor, diagonal striped tie from the travel wardrobe trunk used by Cab Calloway. The tie is primarily patterned silk. It features a repeating diagonal striped pattern with dark gray, light gray, magenta, light pink, and black stripes of varying thicknesses. The back of the tie is hemmed down the middle. The tie's plain white lining is visible on the back at both tie ends.

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