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Gold sequin and black chiffon scarf worn by Ophelia DeVore

1961

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.

Black chiffon scarf with gold sequins worn by Ophelia DeVore. The scarf is a long rectangle made from the black chiffon with vertical rows of large flat gold sequins sewn onto the chiffon on one side. A black fabric label with metallic copper embroidered text is sewn at one long end that reads "A. BROD / FASHION/ ACCESSORIES". A second label with fiber content and care information is sewn next to it.

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Catalog reference: 2011.25.4.2

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