- Designed by
- Unidentified
- Date
- 1960s
- Medium
- cloth and thread with pigment and metal
- Dimensions
- H x W: 47 1/2 × 50 in. (120.7 × 127 cm)
- Description
- Poncho made by an unidentified Brooklyn designer. The poncho is made of white cloth with four metal buttons that run from the neck to mid-chest. On the front proper left side of the poncho there is a large design that runs from the shoulder to the hip. The design is in the shape of a rectangle and outlined in black pigment. Outside the rectangle there are a few black circles. Inside the rectangle there is a drawing. The top of the rectangle is yellow at middle there is a white stripe, below the white curved stripe is a green block of color, and below the green block is another white block. Over the color blocks the profiles of two faces are outlined in black. Each face has a red beret atop the head and glasses over the eyes. In the bottom proper right side of the rectangle there is a signature. The back of the poncho is blank.
- Cultural Place
- Brooklyn, New York City, Kings County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Clothing - Fashion and Historical
- Type
- ponchos
- Topic
- Clothing and dress
- Fashion
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of T. Rasul Murray
- Object number
- 2013.68.149
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
- Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




