Tulle and gold snood belonging to Etta Moten Barnett: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

This a tulle and gold net snood belonging to Etta Moten Barnett. It consists of two layers. The inner layer is a soft gold net made up gold webbing with large holes. The outer layer is a cream colored tulle. Both layers are gathered together along one hem to a cream colored grosgrain ribbon. There are about six inches of extra ribbon on either side of the netting. There is no tag.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1945-2004
• Created by: Unidentified
• Owned by: Etta Moten Barnett, American, 1901 - 2004
• Type: snoods
• Medium: tulle and ribbon
• Dimensions: H x W: 9 9/16 × 11 7/16 in. (24.3 × 29 cm)
• Place used: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Activism
• Topic: Actors
• Topic: Broadway Theatre
• Topic: Clothing and dress
• Topic: Singers (Musicians)
• Topic: Women
• Object number: A2022.13.1.58.2
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Sources and reuse

Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: Unknown – Restrictions Possible Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.