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Long gloves belonging to Etta Moten Barnett

1940-2004

Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 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.

This is a pair of long kid gloves that belonged to Etta Moten Barnett. Made of white kid leather, the gloves go past the elbow. They are fitted and have no stamps or makers marks. There is a dark smudge on one arm.

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Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture — original record ↗

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

Catalog reference: A2022.13.1.60ab

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