Tulle and gold snood belonging to Etta Moten Barnett

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

This a tulle and gold net snood belonging to Etta Moten Barnett. It consists of two layers. The inner layer is a soft gold net made up gold webbing with large holes. The outer layer is a cream colored tulle. Both layers are gathered together along one hem to a cream colored grosgrain ribbon. There are about six inches of extra ribbon on either side of the netting. There is no tag.

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