Red wool scarf worn by Joan Mulholland during a protest near the White House
date: label: Date
content: 1960
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Worn by
content: Joan Trumpauer Mulholland, American, born 1941
notes: label: Description
content: This dark red wool scarf was worn by Joan Mulholland during a Howard University Nonviolent Action Group protest near the White House in 1960. The rectangular scarf is made from a twill-woven fulled wool and has self fringe on each end that is approximately 2 1/2 inches long.
place: label: Place used
content: 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: Civil Rights
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Local and regional
label: Topic
content: Politics
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1953-1961
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Clothing - Fashion and Historical
label: Movement
content: Civil Rights Movement
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Trumpauer-Mulholland Collection
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2011.172.1
objectType: label: Type
content: scarves (costume accessories)
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: wool
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 49 x 9 1/2 in. (124.5 x 24.1 cm)