- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Worn by
- Calloway, Cab, American, 1907 - 1994
- Date
- mid 20th-late 20th century
- Medium
- feather and pressure-sensitive tape
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 1 15/16 × 3 1/8 × 1/16 in. (5 × 8 × 0.1 cm)
- Description
- A feather accessory for hatbands worn by Cab Calloway. The feather accessory is a small bundle of black, red, yellow, and red spotted black feathers with calamuses bound together with black tape. The trimmed black feather at the back of the bunch has a solid black calamus, rachis, barbs, and afterfeathers. In front of the black feather is a trimmed red feather with solid red rachis, barbs, and afterfeathers. A thinner yellow, white, and black mottled feather is bound in front red feather that extends slightly above the tops of the red and black feathers. In the very front, near the taped wrapped base, is a fragment of a small, red spotted, black feather. The red spots are mostly round with one, upside down heart shaped spot at the center. The spots are divided by red speckled circular patterns.
- Collection title
- The Cabell “Cab” Calloway III Collection
- Classification
- Jewelry and Adornment
- Clothing - Fashion and Historical
- Type
- accessories
- Topic
- Band (Music)
- Clothing and dress
- Composers (Musicians)
- Conductors (Musicians)
- Dance
- Jazz (Music)
- Singers (Musicians)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Cabella Calloway Langsam
- Object number
- A2015.273.1.24.5
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




