Eye mask beloning to Etta Moten Barnett
date: label: Date
content: 1950-2004
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
label: Owned by
content: Etta Moten Barnett, American, 1901 - 2004
notes: label: Description
content: This is a pink cloth and lace eye mask belonging to Etta Moten Barnett. The mask consists of pink silky material on the front and pink velvet material in the back, edged with white lace. It is in the shape of a narrow cat’s eye mask. Two closed eyelids with pink eyeshadow and long eyelashes are painted on the front. There is a small applique of flowers at each corner. There is a pink silk ribbon at the left and right corner for tying the mask.
place: label: Place used
content: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: Actors
label: Topic
content: Broadway Theatre
label: Topic
content: Domestic life
label: Topic
content: Singers (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Women
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Etta Moten Barnett Archive
label: Classification
content: Accessories and Personal Effects
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: A2022.13.1.55
objectType: label: Type
content: visors
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown – Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: cloth with lace and ribbon
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 3 3/8 × 1 in. (8.5 × 2.6 cm)