Black straw hat with black feathers and gemstone
National Museum of African American History and Culture

Black straw hat with black feathers and gemstone

Unidentified · 1980s-1990s

synthetic straw, synthetic feathers, plastic, metal, and glass rhinestones
National Museum of African American History and Culture
CC0 — Public Domain
National Museum of African American History and Culture

A black straw hat with black feathers and a gemstone. The hat is made of synthetic straw blocked to shape. It has a wide brim, the proper right side of the brim is folded upwards and secured to the side of the crown. Three black ostrich feathers and a large black gemstone in a metal setting with glass rhinestones are sewn to the upturned underbrim. The hat is unlined and unlabeled.

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