Brown felt homburg hat worn by Rakim
date: label: Date
content: 2006
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Scala, founded 1921
label: Worn by
content: Rakim, American, born 1968
notes: label: Description
content: A dark brown homburg style hat made from brown wool felt and a black grosgrain ribbon hatband with a bow at the proper left side. A cluster of multi-colored feathers extends from the top of the bow. The interior of the crown is lined with brown synthetic satin, with a manufacturer's logo at the center featuring a printed image of the tower of Pisa above the text "SCALA / COLLECTION". The word "SCALA" is also printed in gold on the interior proper left hat band. A small brown grosgrain ribbon bow is attached at the center back interior to indicate the proper back of the hat. To the proper left of the ribbon is a size and style tag.
place: label: Place used
content: Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Fashion
label: Topic
content: Hip-hop (Music)
label: Topic
content: Rappers (Musicians)
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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, Gift of Rakim
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2016.10.2.1
objectType: label: Type
content: homburgs
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: wool felt, grosgrain ribbon, feathers, and synthetic fiber
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (on form): 6 1/2 × 10 1/4 × 13 1/4 in. (16.5 × 26 × 33.7 cm)