Boxing headgear worn by Muhammad Ali
- On View
- Making a Way Gallery
- Museum Maps
- Objects in this Location
- Exhibition
- Making a Way Out of No Way
- Created by
- Everlast Worldwide, Inc., founded 1910
- Owned by
- Ali, Muhammad, American, 1942 - 2016
- Subject of
- Dundee's 5th St. Gym, American, 1950 - 1983
- Date
- ca. 1973
- Medium
- leather, padding, cloth, metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 8 1/2 x 10 1/2 x 7 in. (21.6 x 26.7 x 17.8 cm)
- Caption
- It was in this gym and the surrounding neighborhood with its vibrant mix of racial, political and cultural identities, some have argued, that Cassius Clay took his first crucial steps to becoming Muhammad Ali.
- Description
- Black leather boxing headgear with yellow interior. Open face design with cheek protection and adjustable head and chin straps for customized fit. "EVERLAST" label on front.
- Place collected
- Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment-Sports and Recreational
- Type
- headgear
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2010.19.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.