Designed by
Dames, Wilshire, Bahamian
Date
2015
Medium
aluminum, cardboard, Styrofoam (TM), wire, tissue paper, sequin, paper, feathers, paint, beads, and rubber cement
Dimensions
H x W x D (Full Costume- Approximate): 144 × 96 × 48 in. (365.8 × 243.8 × 121.9 cm)
Description
A full man's costume for the Bahamas Junkanoo Revue, a junkanoo troupe in Miami, Florida. The costume is gold, with elaborately beaded pieces in a red, white, blue, and yellow design. It is trimmed all the way around in a row of yellow feathers, red feathers, and finally light blue and white ostrich feathers, with large plumes of red and black ostrich feathers at the top. It is comprised of the following pieces:
2015.140.1 head piece
2015.140.2ab wrist cuffs
2015.140.3 chest piece
2015.140.4 front apron
2015.140.5ab hip extensions
2015.140.6 back piece
2015.140.7 harness
2015.140.8 shirt
2015.140.9 skirt
2015.140.10 pants
2015.140.11ab shoes
The costume is composed of aluminum rods, cardboard, Styrofoam, steel wire, tissue, sequins, decorative paper, feathers, paint, beads and contact cement.
Cultural Place
Bahamas, Caribbean, North and Central America
Place made
Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States, 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
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown – Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e4692401-377a-4e38-b84e-f20fb1e829ce

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