coonskin cap

Trapper's fur hat

A coonskin cap is a fur hat made from raccoon hide, typically with the animal's tail hanging from the back.

Associated with American frontier figures like Daniel Boone and Davy Crockett, coonskin caps became a fad among children in the 1950s when Disney's Crockett television series aired: Every kid on the block wanted a coonskin cap.

frontier

Davy Crockett

Alamo's coonskin defender

Daniel Boone · frontiersman · wilderness · log cabin · Kentucky · Alamo · fur trade · settler · pioneer · buckskin

fashion

Americana

Heritage artifacts or music

costume · kitsch · novelty · iconic · collectible · reenactment · 1950s · TV show · Halloween · period dress

construction

pelt

Fur-bearing animal skin

leather · stitching · tanning · hide · lining · brim · crown · trapping · handmade · cured

wildlife

ringtail

Small masked procyonid

mammal · forest · den · foraging · North American · masked face · bushy tail · paws

Categories
Opposites
formality/social context of headwear

coonskin captop hat

Tall formal headwear

silk hat · opera hat · tiara · bowler hat · pillbox hat

cultural/geographic symbolism

coonskin cappowdered wig

Talc-coated false hair

bowler hat · top hat · royal crown · beret · tricorn hat

Family

skin, skinned, raccoon, capped, caps, skinning, capping, raccoons, skinner

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG