Orange turban with feathers and beaded embellishments

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 turban with feathers and beaded embellishments. The hat is made of shot synthetic fabric, the warp and weft yarns are different colors, giving the hat an iridescent effect. Three pleats are sewn on each side of the center front adornment. The base of the embellishment is made of a three-inch diameter circle composed of silver plastic bugle beads and clear glass seed beads with a rhinestone at the center. Strands of orange rhinestones and seed beads backed with gauze are placed over top of the embellished circle. Four strands of seed beads with faceted teardrop shaped beads hang from the bottom of the embellishment. A collection of orange feathers is gathered and bound at the center back of the embellishment. Trim made of bugle beads measuring a half inch wide are wrapped around the bottom half of the feathers.

Explore Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture ↗