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Ku Klux Klan hood

early 20th Century

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.

An off-white conical-chaped Ku Klux Klan (KKK) hood with an attached back flap. The hood is made from a synthetic satin. Conical shape with back neck piece. Metal snap closures are sewn along the hem of the hood, indicating a removable face mask could be used by attaching it to these snaps.

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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13

Catalog reference: 2012.134.6

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