Brown straw sun hat
date: label: Date
content: 1970s - 1980s
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
notes: label: Description
content: A brown straw sun hat. The hat is made from two pieces of natural straw – one for the crown and one for the wide brim, that have been sewn together at the base of the crown with monofilament thread. The natural straw has been coated with a layer of acrylic paint. A wire ribbon runs along the edge of the brim. It has been folded under and sewn into place. Brown synthetic grosgrain ribbon has been stitched along the interior crown. There is no label.
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
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: 2007.3.671
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: straw, acrylic, synthetic grosgrain ribbon, metal wire, monofilament thread
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 4 3/4 × 20 3/4 × 20 3/4 × 20 3/4 in. (12.1 × 52.7 × 52.7 × 52.7 cm)