Created by:

Unidentified  Search this

Worn by:

Phineas Miller Wilds, American, 1850 - 1930  Search this

Used by:

Ku Klux Klan, 2nd, American, 1915 - 1944  Search this

Owned by:

Richard M. Rousseau, American  Search this

Medium:

synthetic fiber with rayon

Dimensions:

H x W (Flat): 28 1/2 × 11 3/4 in. (72.4 × 29.8 cm)

Type:

hoods (headgear)

Place used:

Fernandina Beach, Nassau County, Florida, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1915-1930

Description:

A red Ku Klux Klan (KKK) hood, associated with robe 2011.144.1.1ab. The machine-sewn red synthetic satin hood is conical-shaped and has a back flap with squared corners.The black flap has been lined with red synthetic satin while the hat portion is unlined. The hood has one (1) blue rayon tassel attached to the point of the hood. On the proper left and right sides of the hat portion are identical white embroidered designs of two concentric circles with [REALM / OF/ FLA.] embroidered between and in the center of the circles.

Statement:

Objects depicting symbols of hate or related to organized hate groups may be offensive and disturbing, but the NMAAHC aims to include them in the Collection to present and preserve the historical context in which they were created and used. Objects of this type provide an important historical record from which to study and evaluate history and culture.

Topic:

African American  Search this

American South  Search this

Associations and institutions  Search this

Clothing and dress  Search this

Fraternal organizations  Search this

Men  Search this

U.S. History, 1865-1921  Search this

U.S. History, 1919-1933  Search this

U.S. History, 1933-1945  Search this

White supremacy movements  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Wilds Family Descendants of Nassau County, Florida

Object number:

2011.144.1.2

Restrictions & Rights:

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification:

Clothing-Historical

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f97d69e5-9d56-408c-8f7e-51aca73190fc

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.144.1.2