- Created by
- Unidentified
- Worn by
- Wilds, Phineas Miller, American, 1850 - 1930
- Used by
- Ku Klux Klan, 2nd, American, 1915 - 1944
- Owned by
- Rousseau, Richard M., American
- Date
- 1915-1930
- Medium
- synthetic fiber with rayon
- Dimensions
- H x W (Flat): 28 1/2 × 11 3/4 in. (72.4 × 29.8 cm)
- Description
- A red Ku Klux Klan (KKK) hood, associated with robe 2011.144.1.1ab. The machine-sewn red synthetic satin hood is conical-shaped and has a back flap with squared corners.The black flap has been lined with red synthetic satin while the hat portion is unlined. The hood has one (1) blue rayon tassel attached to the point of the hood. On the proper left and right sides of the hat portion are identical white embroidered designs of two concentric circles with [REALM / OF/ FLA.] embroidered between and in the center of the circles.
- Statement
- Objects depicting symbols of hate or related to organized hate groups may be offensive and disturbing, but the NMAAHC aims to include them in the Collection to present and preserve the historical context in which they were created and used. Objects of this type provide an important historical record from which to study and evaluate history and culture.
- Place used
- Fernandina Beach, Nassau County, Florida, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Clothing - Fashion and Historical
- Type
- hoods (headgear)
- Topic
- American South
- Associations and institutions
- Clothing and dress
- Fraternal organizations
- Men
- U.S. History, 1865-1921
- U.S. History, 1919-1933
- U.S. History, 1933-1945
- White supremacy movements
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Wilds Family Descendants of Nassau County, Florida
- Object number
- 2011.144.1.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




