Hat worn by Melvin Van Peebles in Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1971
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Worn by
content: Melvin Van Peebles, American, 1932 - 2021
notes: label: Description
content: A hat worn by Melvin Van Peebles as the title character of Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song. The black felt hat has a wide brim and no additional decoration or ornamentation. The interior is not lined and there is no label.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Blaxploitation films
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Costume
label: Topic
content: Film
label: Topic
content: Independent films
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Clothing - Costume
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: 2012.82.1
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
label: Dimensions
content: 5 x 11 x 12 3/16 in. (12.7 x 27.9 x 31 cm)