Shako used by Florida A&M University Marching Band
date: label: Date
content: 1970-1979
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Florida A&M University, American, founded 1887
label: Owned by
content: William Patrick Foster, American, 1919 - 2010
notes: label: Description
content: A Florida A&M University Marching Band shako. Constructed of a hard plastic, the large bulb-like hat is covered in a fluffy white synthetic fabric. Draped across the forehead area is are three synthetic braided cords, red and green, which are connected to each side of the head by silver colored lyre buttons. In the middle of the cords is a large, round, silver colored star and leaf emblem. Lower, a green braided synthetic cord is draped across the plastic white visor, held in place on each side of the head by a silver colored lyre button. The underside of the visor rim features silver colored plastic and black writing: [100]. Also attached to the lower green braided cord, is a white chin-strap belt. The inside of the hat features the exposed and textured white plastic frame and off-white perforated plastic rim liner, held in shape by black synthetic cord. There is a worn size tag and purple writing on the rim liner, at the back of the head.
place: label: Place used
content: Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Education
label: Topic
content: HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
label: Topic
content: Marching bands (Music)
label: Topic
content: Music
label: Topic
content: Musicians
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Clothing - Fashion and Historical
label: Exhibition
content: Musical Crossroads
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Anthony Foster in memory of William P. Foster
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2019.94.3ab
objectType: label: Type
content: hats
label: Type
content: uniforms
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown - Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: polyester, wool (hair), plastic and metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 12 3/16 × 10 1/2 × 12 3/8 in. (31 × 26.7 × 31.5 cm)