- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Worn by
- Pickens, Edith Lynn, American
- Subject of
- Soul Train, American, 1971 - 2006
- Date
- 1970s
- Medium
- leather and brass
- Dimensions
- H x W (Flat): 1 3/16 × 36 1/2 × 3/4 in. (3 × 92.7 × 1.9 cm)
- L x W (Length from leather edge to middle belt hole): 30 in. (76.2 cm)
- Description
- This blue leather belt was worn as part of a costume, with a blue and floral print halter top and a pair of white bell bottom pants, by dancer Edith Lynn Pickens on the television show "Soul Train" in the 1970s.
- The belt is a polished, deep blue leather. The brass buckle has an unembellished "D" shaped frame with one prong. There is one belt loop next to the buckle. There are five (5) holes on the tongue end of the belt. On the verso, the leather has a matte finish and appears gently worn from use.
- Place used
- Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Clothing - Costume
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Edith Lynn Pickens
- Object number
- 2015.17.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




