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Metadata
Accession number |
2015.058 |
Object Identification Number |
2015.058.001 |
Object Name |
Hat |
Donor |
Langkilde, Klaus |
Description |
Light brown woven straw hat in the style of a cowboy hat - wide brim, round central portion that dips in and then curves back up at the center. Around the round central portion is a band of bright blue fabric (cotton?). Stitched in gold at the front center is "Atlanta", the Olympic torch, "1996" / 100". At the back center is stitched in red "Hanes" with a red square to the viewer's left, inside which is a white "H". Around the band are 22 pins with clasps that fasten on the inside of the hat. Each represents the 1996 Olympics, from one showing a U.S. and Danish flag and saying "VELKOMMEN" at the bottom to one that says "AT&T / Atlanta 1996", they vary in size and design. Most are gold metal with enamel fronts. Inside the hat is a white sticker with black lettering that reads "MADE IN / MEXICO / R". The sweatband is a tan elastic-like material. |
Dimensions |
H-3.875 W-13.375 L-14.625 inches |
Creation Date |
ca. 1996 |
Place Of Origin |
Mexico |
Owned By |
Langkilde, Klaus |
Used By |
Langkilde, Klaus |
Material |
straw/cotton/metal |
Associated People |
Langkilde, Klaus |
Search Terms |
Langkilde, Klaus Olympics Atlanta, Georgia 1996 dignitary Mexico Kodak Hanes Bellsouth AT&T Paralympics |
Provenance |
The jacket, tie, and hat (2015.058.001, 002, and 003) were worn by the donor during the 1996 Olympics held in Atlanta, Georgia. He acted as co-host for Danish dignitaries and wore these items as he acted in this role. The pins were collected during the games. Klaus Langkilde was born march 24, 1943 in Denmark. He served as a travel agent in Denmark for about 15 years. In 1972, during a Baha'i Pilgrimage in Haifa, Israel, he met Arefeh, a Persian woman whose profession was a teacher, and the two were married later that same year. They lived in Denmark until August the next year when they decided to immigrate to the U.S. with their six-week old son Daunah Ib. They settled down just outside of Atlanta, Georgia in Douglasville. Arefeh began working again as a teacher, and Klaus worked in a government office while attending Georgia State University, pursuing degrees in education. He became a public school teacher. Klaus and Arefeh started an organization called Cultural Exchange as part of a local Cultural Arts Center in the 1980s. The goal was to familiarize the citizens of their community with different cultures around the world. Klaus retired from education in 2003. ____________________________ Object included in the exhibition "Sports for Sports' Sake: Athletes and Ethnicity in Danish America" from April 23, 2016-September 4, 2017. |
Images |
258\2015058001.JPG |
Date Received by Museum |
11/23/2015 |