- Created by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
- Date
- 1960s
- Medium
- fur, leather, nylon, and ribbon
- Dimensions
- H x W x D x C: 9 1/2 × 7 3/4 × 8 × 21 1/2 in. (24.1 × 19.7 × 20.3 × 54.6 cm)
- Description
- A high crowned fur cap with an allover giraffe print. The structure of the hat is composed of four giraffe print panels seamed together along the sides. There is a black, leather brim. A black, tubular piece of leather is hand-stitched to the very top of the hat. The interior of the hat is lined with a black synthetic material. A fabric tag near the center back reads [Made in Canada].
- Cataloging Notes
- This project received Federal support from the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative Pool, administered by the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum.
- Place made
- Canada, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Black Fashion Museum Collection
- Classification
- Clothing - Fashion and Historical
- Type
- caps (headgear)
- hats
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Black Fashion Museum founded by Lois K. Alexander-Lane
- Object number
- 2007.3.532.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- No known copyright restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




