Black straw hat with cream net

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

A black straw hat with cream net. The hat is made of black straw with a coating. The hat has a short crown which is round and is indented around the top edge. The hat band is made of black velvet ribbon and is tacked around the base of the crown. A bow made of black velvet ribbon is attached to the center back of the hat band. Cream knit net is draped around the flat brim. The net is gathered at four points at the edge of the brim at the front, back, left, and right with synthetic velvet ribbon. A black synthetic petersham ribbon is machine sewn along the edge of the crown at the interior. A grip edged with metal wire made of coated black straw is sewn to each side of the hat along the hatband.

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