Kangol hat worn by The Kangol Kid
Object Details
- Manufactured by
- Kangol, British, founded 1938
- Worn by
- Kangol Kid, Haitian American, 1966 - 2021
- Description
- An oversized black newsboy style Kangol brand cap worn by Kangol Kid. The cap is made from a textured black polyester and cholorfiber blend fabric. It has a round crown with a self-fabric button at the top center of the crown. A short, stiff, bill with rounded corners extends from the front of the cap. A cream felt logo is adhered at the center back exterior featuring a kangroo above the word "KANGOL". A horizontally-oriented oval of brown leather is stitched on the proper left exterior side of the cap with the word "KANGOL" tooled into the leather. A band of black elasticized knit tape is sewn around the underside opening of the crown. The cap is not lined. A blue fabric manufacturer's tag at the interior center back reads in cream embroidery "KANGOL" surrounded by a red embroidered rectangle. Sewn underneath the brand tag is a white tag with black printed text reading "KANGOL / CA01474 / MADE IN CHINA / 0289 / X/LARGE" with fiber content and care information on the reverse.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Kangol Kid
- early 1990s
- Object number
- 2016.102
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- newsboy (caps)
- Medium
- polyester, synthetic fiber, and elastic
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 4 1/2 × 10 5/8 × 10 5/8 in. (11.4 × 27 × 27 cm)
- Place used
- Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Clothing - Fashion and Historical
- Exhibition
- Cultural Expressions
- On View
- NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 050
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Advertising
- Clothing and dress
- Fashion
- Hip-hop (Music)
- Musicians
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2016.102
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd598a0bc10-2cfd-4be8-a674-984565d026ee
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