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Object Details
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Worn by
- Peter L. Robinson Sr., American, 1892 - 1979
- Subject of
- 92d Infantry Division, American, 1917 - 1945
- Description
- Steel helmet with leather chin strap and headband. The exterior circumference of the headband fits inside of the helmet and is made of leather. There are slits every inch, in which cylindrical beads are inserted. The top portion is lined with a white burlap material and netting. The interior is lined with a shiny black fabric.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Peter L. Robinson, Jr. and Marie Robinson Johnson
- ca. 1917
- Object number
- 2010.18.3ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
- Type
- helmets
- Medium
- steel, leather, burlap, string and net
- Dimensions
- H x W: 5 x 11 1/2 x 12 in. (12.7 x 29.2 x 30.5 cm)
- Classification
- Clothing-Historical
- Exhibition
- Double Victory: The African American Military Experience
- On View
- NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 053
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Clothing and dress
- Military
- World War I
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2010.18.3ab
