Beret from Black Power era owned by “Bro. Strawther”
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1970
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Tan Mai, Vietnamese
notes: label: Description
content: A Black Power era beret owned by “Bro. Strawther.” The beret is constructed from black wool felt and edged with a black vinyl rim. Hand embroidered by in white thread on front of the beret is block text that reads, [BRO. STRAWTHER / I'M PROUD / I'M BLACK]. Hand embroidered in black thread on the crown of the hat is Black Power salute fist outlined in white thread. Inside the beret are two manufacturers labels under a plastic sleeve stitched to the interior of the hat. Both labels are gold and red foil and are diamond-shaped. Both labels are partially covered by the embroidery.
place: label: Place made
content: H? Chí Minh, Viet Nam, Asia
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Black power
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Fashion
label: Topic
content: Identity
label: Topic
content: Resistance
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Clothing - Fashion and Historical
label: Movement
content: Black Power (Black Pride)
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: 2016.90.2.1
objectType: label: Type
content: berets
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: thread on wool with vinyl, synthetic fiber and plastic
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 3 5/8 × 9 9/16 × 7 11/16 in. (9.2 × 24.3 × 19.5 cm)