Sponge 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 sponge from the travel wardrobe trunk used by Cab Calloway. The natural sponge is irregularly shaped but roughly ovular and has a thin white string loop attached. The sponge is light brown.

Catalog date

mid 20th-late 20th century

Recorded subjects

African American; Band (Music); Beauty culture; Clothing and dress; Conductors (Musicians); Costume; Entertainers; Health

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