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Pink hat with pink plastic net

1980s-1990s

New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

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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 pink hat with pink plastic net. The hat is made of plastic straw and has a wide brim. Pink synthetic satin trim laid in organic forms is adhered to the top and interior of the hat as well as the inner hat crown. Pink plastic monofilament thread fabric is tacked to the center top of the hat. The edges of the trim are rolled into dimensional tubes, the fabric curves around the top of the hat. An inner crown made of a separate piece of pink plastic straw is adhered to the center top of the hat. A black synthetic petersham ribbon is machine sewn along the inner circumference of the hat. A plastic tag fastener is attached to the petersham ribbon on the back of the hat. A woven fabric label with the profile view of a face is sewn along the petersham ribbon on the back of the hat.

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Catalog reference: 2007.3.961

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