
1970s · 1960s · African American
Production
handmade
Material
wool
Culture
African American
Movement
Hippie / Counterculture
Influences
traditional turban wrapping · 1960s geometric headwear
A close-fitting crocheted hat in rust-brown wool featuring a distinctive turban-style construction. The piece displays a textured surface created through consistent crochet stitching that forms horizontal ridged bands across the entire surface. The hat wraps around the head in overlapping layers, creating dimensional folds that mimic traditional turban draping while maintaining the structured shape of crocheted fabric. The construction shows even tension throughout, with the wool yarn creating a substantial yet flexible textile. The silhouette sits snugly against the head with no visible brim, characteristic of 1960s close-fitting headwear that complemented the decade's geometric hairstyles and clean architectural lines.
Lineage: “traditional turban wrapping”
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