Robe worn by an unidentified member of the Ku Klux Klan
date: label: Date
content: 1920s
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Ku Klux Klan, 2nd, American, 1915 - 1944
notes: label: Description
content: A calf-length, olive-green cotton robe used by a Ku Klux Klan member. The robe has long full sleeves which flare towards the wrist. Five dark green, plastic buttons are on the front of the robe at center. The robe does not have a collar. A cotton belt made of the same fabric as the robe is sewn to the robe at the center back and ties in front.
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: 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: U.S. History, 1919-1933
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, Anonymous Gift
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2013.231.8
objectType: label: Type
content: robes
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 (textile), plastic
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (flat): 49 7/16 × 31 11/16 in. (125.5 × 80.5 cm)