- Subject of
- Fruit of Islam, American, founded 1933
- Date
- ca. 1971
- Medium
- cloth, plastic, thread, and ribbon
- Dimensions
- 6 1/4 × 8 × 11 in. (15.9 × 20.3 × 27.9 cm)
- Description
- A navy blue conductor's style cap with a black patent leather bill and flat top. On the front of the crown, stitched in off-white lettering, it reads [FOI]; within the "O" is a crescent moon and a five-point star. There are two metal grommets, 1 5/8" apart, on the PL and PR side of the cap. The interior of the cap is lined with a strip of brown leather around the circumference of the crown; the leather strip is tied with a ribbon and stapled at the center back of the cap. The strip has a decorative pattern of 4-hole motifs. The interior of the cap is mostly lined with black plastic except for the top, which is exposed navy blue fabric. A plastic sheet, sewn on three sides, is attached to the interior top of the cap.
- Place used
- Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Clothing - Fashion and Historical
- Type
- hats
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Angela Shaddad
- Object number
- 2015.15
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




