Blue headband with bow, feathers, and veil

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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 headband made from blue velveteen fabric, blue feathers, and a blue net veil. The headband base is constructed from stiff buckram. A layer of blue feathers has been adhered to the buckram base. A bow with a center loop and feather-like shapes cut from blue velveteen fabric are adhered on top of the blue feather layer. The bow is on the center top of the headband. A veil made from blue netting is attached under the center bow and drapes over the front of the headband. 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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