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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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Details
- 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 1/2in
- Department: Textile and Fashion Arts
- Credit Line: Gift of Caroline Burford Danner's granddaughter Carol Scofield
- Accession Number: 2007.112
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