Red straw hat with upturned brim and high crown
National Museum of African American History and Culture

Red straw hat with upturned brim and high crown

Unidentified · Mid-late 20th century

straw and paint
National Museum of African American History and Culture
CC0 — Public Domain
National Museum of African American History and Culture

A red straw hat with an upturned brim and a high crown. The hat is composed of woven natural straw that has been blocked to shape and painted red. The hat sides, crown, and brim are all one piece with the brim measuring roughly 4” on all sides. The brim’s edges are upturned and finished with braided straw. The inside of the hat is unlined. There is no inner hatband and no label.

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