Hat with multicolor woven pattern

Source catalog description

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

A high crown hat made from woven cotton material with a geometric, multicolored pattern that resembles Kente cloth. The top and third layer of fabric features a repeat pattern of yellow, blue, orange, and green rectangular shapes, bisected by a diamond shape and thick vertical line in a contrasting color. The second row of the pattern features an alternating pattern of interlocking triangle forms. One triangle has alternating red and green vertical stripes while the other triangle has white and red vertical stripes. A large cream-colored circle of fabric forms the top of the crown with a rolled button of cream-colored fabric at its center. The hat is lined with blue plain weave fabric, which is whipstitched into place at the bottom edge of the hat with black cotton thread. There is no label. 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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