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.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56a8c17e7-1cfe-4fa7-8912-4b06ffb13107

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