Zulu Nation Baseball Cap
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: This black fabric baseball-style cap has a white embroidered Egyptian symbol image on front and embroidered text “Universal Zulu Nation” on the side. It was available through the Universal Zulu Nation company created by hip hop artist Afrika Bambaata (b. 1957).
label: Description (Brief)
content: Afrika Bambaata (born Kevin Donovan), an American DJ from the Bronx, was influential in the early development of hip hop and is regarded as the “Godfather” of hip hop culture. He has been instrumental in spreading hip hop music and culture around the world, as well as creating opportunities and helping to improve the lives of others in the hip hop community through his organization "Universal Zulu Nation." In 1990, Bambaataa made Life magazine's "Most Important Americans of the 20th Century" issue.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: Viet Nam
topic: label: Subject
content: Hip-Hop
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content: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
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content: Clothing & Accessories
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content: Cultures & Communities
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content: Highlights from the Culture and the Arts Collection
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2006.0067.07
label: accession number
content: 2006.0067
label: catalog number
content: 2006.0067.07
objectType: label: Object Name
content: hat
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: fabric (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 6 in x 7 in x 11 in; 15.24 cm x 17.78 cm x 27.94 cm