Dark brown straw hat with black ribbon

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 natural woven straw hat with dark brown synthetic coating. The crown, sides, and 3.5" brim are made from one piece that has been blocked to shape. There is black .5/8" wide Petersham ribbon glued around the exterior circumference of the crown, and it ends in a knot on the proper left side. The ribbon ends are cut at an angle and are slightly frayed. The inside is unlined and there is no label.

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