- Designed by
- Dames, Wilshire, Bahamian
- Date
- 2015
- Medium
- cardboard, sequin, paper, paint, Glass bead, metal, glitter, plastic, and glue
- Dimensions
- H x W: 34 1/2 × 17 1/2 in. (87.6 × 44.5 cm)
- Description
- The front decorative apron piece of a man's costume for the Bahamas Junkanoo Revue, a junkanoo troupe in Miami, Florida.
- The front apron of the costume features a circular and swirling blue and white design with red and gold accents. When worn, it appears from mid-torso to below the knees. The design swirls out from a center gold-colored metallic sphere trimmed in rings of blue and gold beading interspersed with a ring of red triangles with teardrop-shaped gemstones. Another gold metallic sphere appears at top center, also trimmed in rings of blue, red and gold metallic beading. In between the center circle and the top sphere are two glittery swirl or paisley designs on either side, also trimmed in blue, gold, and red beading. Two more paisleys swirl out beneath the center circle with an intricately beaded arc between them, edged in triangular shapes. The bottom points of the triangles on each side hit just below the wearer's knees, with the center triangular point reaching almost to the ankles. The front apron has a metal hook attachment on the back which secures it to the front of the costume.
- 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
- 2015.140.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
- Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




