Designed by
Dames, Wilshire, Bahamian
Date
2015
Medium
cardboard, sequin, paper, feathers, paint, Glass bead, plastic, glitter, and glue
Dimensions
H x W (a. left hip extension): 43 × 28 1/2 in. (109.2 × 72.4 cm)
H x W (b. right hip extension): 43 × 28 1/2 in. (109.2 × 72.4 cm)
Description
The hip extensions of a man's costume for the Bahamas Junkanoo Revue, a junkanoo troupe in Miami, Florida.
The two hip extensions are an abstract curved shape to extend the costume out to the sides of the wearer. The inside edges of each piece are half red and half yellow, trimmed with blue and gold beads and clear and blue beaded decorative patterns. A triangular design in alternating white and blue trimmed with gold beading repeats around the outer edges of the curves. The white triangles have a red and gold decorative bead inside of them. The blue triangles have two small gold beads inside of them and three small red beads in the white border. There are three layers of feathers on the outer edge of each hip extension. The innermost layer is yellow with slightly longer red feathers behind the yellow feathers, and light blue ostrich feathers behind the red feathers. Gold sequins are placed throughout the layers of feathers. The back of each hip extension is red felt with a gold beaded trim. There are two small covered tube-like components under the red felt to attach the hip extensions to other parts 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
2015.140.5ab
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d7a8506d-4a54-48cf-9f40-45bbda7d81d4

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