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Blue suede beret

1970s

Smithsonian NMAAHC collection

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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 beret-style cap made from eight panels of eight panels of blue synthetic suede sewn together. A blue Petersham ribbon is stitched along the interior crown. The interior of the hat is lined in a light blue, synthetic material. 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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Catalog reference: 2007.3.580

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