Headpiece from Muslim Girls' Training uniform
date: label: Date
content: 1970-1979
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
label: Worn by
content: Minnie Ali, American
label: Used by
content: Nation of Islam, American, founded 1930
notes: label: Description
content: Muslim Girls' Training uniform headpiece. Made to go with a matching Muslim Girl's Training Uniform, this lavender headpiece has a round crown and an asymmetrical bottom, shorter in front and longer in back. The crown is edged with yellow braid and there is a yellow five pointed star appliqué on the front. Below the star are the initials "MGT' embroidered in yellow thread.
place: label: Place made
content: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Communities
label: Topic
content: Nation of Islam
label: Topic
content: Religion
label: Topic
content: Resistance
label: Topic
content: Women
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture 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 family of Becca Nu'Mani
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2013.39.3
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: cloth , thread and braid
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 7 x 6 3/4 x 6 3/4 in. (17.8 x 17.1 cm)