Wooden hat mallet used by Yvonne DeVigne
date: label: Date
content: mid-20th century
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Used by
content: Yvonne Berry DeVigne, American, 1914 - 2004
notes: label: Description
content: A wooden mallet used to shape and work hats owned by Yvonne DeVigne. The head of the mallet is cylindrical and covered in paper or rawhide. The handle of the mallet is carved wood. The handle narrows to a peg at the end that is inserted through the mallet head. Overall the mallet is well worn from use.
place: label: Place used
content: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Black Enterprise
label: Topic
content: Business
label: Topic
content: Craftsmanship
label: Topic
content: Fashion
label: Topic
content: Local and regional
label: Topic
content: Millinery
label: Topic
content: Women
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Tools and Equipment
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Gaston L. DeVigne, III in memory of his parents Gaston L. DeVigne, II and Yvonne B. DeVigne
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2014.272.5
objectType: label: Type
content: mallets (tools)
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: wood, paper or rawhide
label: Dimensions
content: 10 × 3 1/2 × 1 9/16 in. (25.4 × 8.9 × 4 cm)