- Created by
- Bené Millinery, American, founded 1979
- Designed by
- Beane, Vanilla, American, 1919 - 2022
- Subject of
- Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
- Date
- 1970s
- Medium
- straw with rayon and adhesive
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 6 3/4 × 13 3/4 × 15 × 21 1/4 in. (17.1 × 34.9 × 38.1 × 54 cm)
- Description
- A straw hat with a natural toned crown and black brim. There is a black ribbon stitched where the natural toned crown meets the black brim. The interior of the hat is unlined. Natural toned straw in the shape of a star is stitched to the underside of the black brim. Both a white and a black Petersham ribbon are sewn along the interior crown. A white, fabric tag that reads [Bené Original] is stitched to the interior center back of the crown.
- 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
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Black Fashion Museum Collection
- Classification
- Clothing - Fashion and Historical
- Type
- 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
- 2007.3.567
- Restrictions & Rights
- No known copyright restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




