Black dupioni cap from Mae's Millinery Shop

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 dupioni cap of silk or synthetic fabric attributed to Mae Reeves. The cap is formed from black plastic net into a circle. It is covered with black dupioni fabric with the corners draped over the front of the cap, but gathered and knotted at the center back. The interior opening of the form is lined in black grosgrain ribbon. There are no labels.

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