Designed by
Dames, Wilshire, Bahamian
Date
2015
Medium
aluminum, cardboard, sequin, paper, paint, Glass bead, plastic, glue, felt, glitter, and masking tape
Dimensions
H x W: 22 × 27 1/2 in. (55.9 × 69.9 cm)
Description
The chest piece, or collar, of a man's costume for the Bahamas Junkanoo Revue, a junkanoo troupe in Miami, Florida.
The chest piece has a circular neck hole and rests across the shoulders and chest of the wearer. It has an elaborate yellow, white, red, and blue design with gold and blue beaded trim and clear-colored gemstones throughout. The area around the neck is yellow, with two rows of blue beaded trim bordering a row gemstones. The main part of the piece has white tooth or claw shapes extending across a red field. The white shapes have center gold and red gemstones and are bordered in gold and blue beaded trim. The outside border of the red field is also beaded with rows of gold and blue beads. Alternating blue and white petal shapes extend out from the shoulders, also with gold and blue beaded trim and center gold gemstones. At the front center of the chest piece, the collar extends down into a point. At the center of the point is a red tear-dropped shape section with a center round gemstone and bordered in blue beads. Clear gemstone extend from the red section into a yellow center piece, bordered in blue beads.
Place made
Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States, North and Central America
Cultural Place
Bahamas, Caribbean, North and Central America
Classification
Clothing - Costume
Type
ceremonial costume
Topic
African diaspora
Clothing and dress
Costume
Costume design
Dance
Folklife
Holidays and festivals
Identity
Music
Ornamentation
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2015.140.3
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd508737a34-7fce-45df-ad41-3eea3d49bc17

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