On View
Musical Crossroads Gallery
Exhibition
Musical Crossroads
Designed by
Tom the Leatherman, American
Worn by
Collins, Bootsy, American, born 1951
Date
ca. 1990
Medium
leather and metal with plastic and nylon buckram
Dimensions
H x W x D: 8 1/2 × 13 3/4 × 12 5/8 in. (21.6 × 34.9 × 32.1 cm)
Description
A yellow leather mad hatter style top hat worn by Bootsy Collins. The hat is part of a costume ensemble designed by Tom the Leatherman (Tom Wojciechowski). The hat is a tall cylindrical shape that gets wider at the top than at the brim, with a flat top. The brim is short. The hat band is made from black leather decorated with metal buckles attached to the brim with yellow leather. An additional band of black leather is sewn around the top of the hat and decorated with rounded metal studs. There is a black five-pointed star topstitched to the center front side that is decorated with rounded metal studs. Another black leather five-pointed star is topstitched at the center top side of the hat and is outlined with the rounded metal studs.
The interior of the hat contains a plastic and nylon buckram stiffener throughout, except in the brim. The interior of the brim is faced with yellow leather.
Classification
Clothing - Costume
Type
hats
Topic
Clothing and dress
Costume
Costume design
Design
Funk (Music)
Instrumentalists (Musicians)
Singers (Musicians)
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Bootsy Collins
Object number
2015.234.2.3
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ba7ab25b-43fd-4ef7-bb94-ede95e11f6a7

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