High crown fabric hat with mask print
date: label: Date
content: 1970s
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
notes: label: Description
content: The base of the hat is constructed from a buckram and non-fusible interface base, which is covered with a “cut and sew pattern”. The hat structure consists of a tall crown, a circular top, and a foldable brim. The hat exterior features a wax print that pattern that has a large-scale checkerboard print with alternating squares of a black swirl patterns against a dark brown background and black mask motifs against an orange background. A gold metallic dashed line separates each of the squares. The hat brim extends 3” from the crown at all sides. It’s constructed from two pieces joined together at the proper left and proper right. The brim underside is covered with the same large-scale checkerboard pattern as the exterior. Black synthetic silk faille lines the hat interior. There is no label.
label: Cataloging Notes
content: This project received Federal support from the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative Pool, administered by the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Fashion
label: Topic
content: Millinery
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Black Fashion Museum 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 the Black Fashion Museum founded by Lois K. Alexander-Lane
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2007.3.522
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: cotton, synthetic fiber, paint, adhesive, and synthetic dye
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 8 1/4 × 12 × 12 1/2 × 21 1/2 in. (21 × 30.5 × 31.8 × 54.6 cm)