Black wax print hat with abstract human figures and drum pattern
date: label: Date
content: 1970s
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Owned by
content: Dr. Robert LaPrince, American, 1945 - 1994
label: Subject of
content: Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
notes: label: Description
content: A high crown hat with made with a an all-over black and tan African-inspired tribal print fabric. There are areas of water damage on the crown and the brim of the hat that reveal its fusible interfacing. The inner lining is made from a black synthetic fabric and there is no label. There is residue from water damage on the inner brim.
label: Description
content: The collection also has an ensemble made from the same fabric and donated to the Black Fashion Museum Collection by Dr. Robert LaPrince (2007.3.745abcd)
label: Cataloging Notes
content: This project received Federal support from the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative Pool, administered by the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Fashion
label: Topic
content: Millinery
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Black Fashion Museum Collection
label: Classification
content: Clothing - Fashion and Historical
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Black Fashion Museum founded by Lois K. Alexander-Lane
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2007.3.542
objectType: label: Type
content: hats
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No known copyright restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: cotton with buckram and synthetic lining
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 9 × 10 × 12 1/4 × 21 3/4 in. (22.9 × 25.4 × 31.1 × 55.2 cm)