Straw cowboy hat with feathered hat band worn by Arthur Lee
date: label: Date
content: ca. 2000
name: label: Designed by
content: Shady Brady Hat Company, American, founded 1976
label: Worn by
content: Arthur Lee, American, 1945 - 2006
notes: label: Description
content: This straw cowboy hat with a feathered hat band was worn by Arthur Lee. The woven straw is molded in place so that the crown has a triangular indentation, the sides of the brim are turned up, and the back edge of the brim points slightly downward. Reddish brown, black, and cream feathers are attached completely around the hat band, with a circular feather design at the center front of the band. The hat has an interior band made from synthetic black fabric. A black fabric label with gold embroidery is sewn at the center back of the interior band that reads "Hand Made / In The U.S.A. / M / SHADY BRADY". A circular black leather label with pinked edges and a gold embossed logo is attached at the interior center crown. The gold logo depicts a man in a cowboy hat giving a thumbs-up gesture with his left hand above the words "SHADY BRADY".
place: label: Place made
content: Ukiah, Mendocino county, California, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Rock and roll (Music)
label: Topic
content: Singers (Musicians)
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Clothing - Costume
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Diane Lee in memory of Arthur Taylor Lee
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2014.41.3
objectType: label: Type
content: cowboy 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: straw, feathers, and synthetic fiber
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 5 × 9 1/2 × 14 in. (12.7 × 24.1 × 35.6 cm)