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A small fabric �Carmen Miranda�� type head-wrap hat; the hat is formed from a piece of black and white woven plaid fabric twisted, pleated and pinned in the desired shape; a backing of poor quality heavy newsprint-like paper has been used to stiffen the fabric in the front and crown areas of the hat; a black elastic thread strap is pinned in and spans the hat from side to side; no stitching or labels evident.

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  • Title: hat
  • Date Created: 1940s
  • Rights: No Known Rights Holder
  • Medium / Support: Cloth, paper, pins (cotton, paper, metal, elastic)
  • External Link: See this object at www.imamuseum.org
  • Dimensions: height: 6 1/2 in width: 6 in” depth: 7 1/2”in
  • Department: Textile and Fashion Arts
  • Credit Line: Gift of Caroline Burford Danner's granddaughter Carol Scofield
  • Accession Number: 2007.112
Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields

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