Woven gold hat belonging to Etta Moten Barnett

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.

This is a gold woven hat. It is formed out of narrow strands of plastic in a gold color woven tightly together. The hat is in a bucket style. Sewn onto the inside of the crown is an off-white fabric label. Black text on it reads “ MADE IN IN ITALY FOR / BAAR & BEARDS, INC. / NEW YORK.”

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