Ku Klux Klan hood
date: label: Date
content: early 20th Century
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Used by
content: Ku Klux Klan, 2nd, American, 1915 - 1944
notes: label: Description
content: An off-white conical-chaped Ku Klux Klan (KKK) hood with an attached back flap. The hood is made from a synthetic satin. Conical shape with back neck piece. Metal snap closures are sewn along the hem of the hood, indicating a removable face mask could be used by attaching it to these snaps.
label: Statement
content: Objects depicting symbols of hate or related to organized hate groups may be offensive and disturbing, but the NMAAHC aims to include them in the Collection to present and preserve the historical context in which they were created and used. Objects of this type provide an important historical record from which to study and evaluate history and culture.
place: label: Place used
content: New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Associations and institutions
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Fraternal organizations
label: Topic
content: Men
label: Topic
content: United States History
label: Topic
content: White supremacy movements
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture 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 Danny Drain, Walterboro, SC
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2012.134.6
objectType: label: Type
content: hoods (headgear)
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: Cellulose triacetate, silk satin, and cotton
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (flat): 25 1/4 × 11 1/2 in. (64.1 × 29.2 cm)