Crochet cap with leather flowers

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A brown crocheted cap with leather flowers. The body of the hat is made of open weave crochet with brown wool yarn. Leather flowers have been applied to hat's exterior, nearly covering the entirety of hat’s crochet surface. The flowers have been attached with the suede side up and yarn tied in French knots is through the centers. The hat is unlined and unlabeled. This project received Federal support from the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative Pool, administered by the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum.

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