Tête revolver from Saint Lucia made by Audrey Augustin
date: label: Date
content: 2015
name: label: Created by
content: Audrey Augustin, Saint Lucian
notes: label: Description
content: This tête revolver from Saint Lucia made by Audrey Augustin is formed from a Madras style plaid in red, blue, and yellow. The cotton plaid is wrapped with a smooth crown and a wide band around the sides, then twisted at the back and pinned at the center back crown, with a portion of the twist left looser and falling over the proper left back below the body of the headdress. The twist is attached with pins as well as an adhesive or binding agent that is used to form and stiffen the entire headdress. The ends of the fabric are serged with white thread. The interior of the headdress is formed from the same length of plaid cloth, with a layer of stiff paper between the interior and exterior. There are no labels.
place: label: Place collected
content: Castries, Castries Quarter, Saint Lucia, Caribbean, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: African diaspora
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Fashion
label: Topic
content: Women
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Clothing - Fashion and Historical
label: Exhibition
content: Cultural Expressions
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 050
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2016.152.2
objectType: label: Type
content: headdresses
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: cotton, paper, adhesive, and metal straight pins
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 4 1/2 × 8 1/2 × 8 1/2 in. (11.4 × 21.6 × 21.6 cm)