Orange belt with black fringe

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.

An orange belt with black fringe. The self-faced waistband is made of orange synthetic satin. The waistband has a center seam, and buckram is placed between the inner and outer layers. Two metal snaps are sewn to each side of the waistband on opposite sides. Black fringe is placed between the two layers of the orange synthetic satin and hand stitched to the interior. 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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