Felt hat with medallion worn by Bo Diddley
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1992
name: label: Created by
content: Resistol Hats, American, founded 1927
label: Owned by
content: Bo Diddley, American, 1928 - 2008
notes: label: Description
content: Hat worn on stage by Bo Diddley for the last 15 years of his career, including his final performance on May 12, 2007. The hat is made of black felt, with brown trim around the brim and a wide black ribbon band featuring the silver medallion bearing the name "BO" designed by Diddly himself. There are several other decorative elements attached to the band: a round "BLUES" pin, a Smokey Bear pin, a Florida Department of Agriculture Division of Forestry pin, and a gold pin in the shape of an alligator.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Blues (Music)
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Rhythm and blues (Music)
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
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
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2009.42.1ab
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: felt, silver
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (hat): 5 3/4 x 12 x 13 in. (14.6 x 30.5 x 33 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: L x W (hatbox): 18 1/2 x 15 x 8 in. (47 x 38.1 x 20.3 cm)