Hat from Fruit of Islam uniform
- On View
- Making a Way Gallery
- Museum Maps
- Objects in this Location
- Exhibition
- Making a Way Out of No Way
- Worn by
- Ali, Jon D, American
- Used by
- Nation of Islam, American, founded 1930
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Date
- 1950-1959
- Medium
- wool , leather , thread and plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W: 5 1/8 × 7 11/16 × 10 3/8 in. (13 × 19.5 × 26.4 cm)
- On hat form: 6 1/4 × 7 11/16 × 11 1/16 in. (15.9 × 19.5 × 28.1 cm)
- Description
- Fruit of Islam uniform hat with a black plastic peaked brim. This navy blue hat is round with a flat top and the initials "FOI" in beige letters. Inside the "O" is a crescent moon with a star between its horns. The hat's sweat band is brown leather pierced with a repetitive row of square perforations. There is a diamond shaped label sewn into the underside of the top; it is covered by a white square of paper with the handwritten name "Jon D Ali." There are two small ventilation holes on each side of the hat.
- Classification
- Clothing-Historical
- Type
- hats
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the family of Becca Nu'Mani
- Object number
- 2013.39.4.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.