Burgundy and orange kufi worn by Dr. Baba Chuck Davis

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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 burgundy and orange crown style kufi worn by Dr. Baba Chuck Davis. The cap is brimless, short, and rounded. The cap is constructed from burgundy brocade heavily decorated with red, orange, and white embroidery. The top of the cap has an embroidered white diamond at the center, surrounded by bands of orange, white, and red. Embroidered red curlicue lines around the diamond decorate the rest of the top of the cap. The crown is embroidered with a large band of orange swirls framed between two narrow bands of white. Below the bottom white band is a row of embroidered white circles. Above the top white band are two narrow bands of orange and red and a wider band of red curlicue lines. The interior of the cap is plain.

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