Ku Klux Klan Regalia

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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-and-white photograph of Ku Klux Klan Regalia, by Platon. At the center of the photograph are a set of white, full length, Klan robes and a matching hood displayed on a form. The hood is conical-shaped and has a back flap with squared corners. The face mask attached to the pointed hood is pulled down. The robe is secured at the front with a row of buttons. Sewn over the proper left breast is a machine embroidered, round patch with a light tone, square cross outlined in black against a medium tone background. At the center of the cross is a black outlined, white diamond with an embroidered “blood drop,” oriented vertically inside the white diamond. The design is typically referred to as the "Mystic Insignia of a Klansman" (MIOAK). The robes and hood are slightly wrinkled. The background of the photograph is black. The photograph has a thick white border.

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