This red Muslim Girls' Training and General Civilization Class uniform skirt is made of synthetic fabric, shiny on one side, dull weave on the reverse. The ankle-length skirt has darts in front with slight A-line silhouette. It fastens in back with a…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.39.2.2
Printed floral skirt worn by an enslaved ancestor of Janett Sharee Galloway. The skirt is made from cotton with a small-scale print in faded brown of a single flower surrounded by a stippled frame. Two bias brown tapes are machine stitched along the bottom…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.52
A floor-length skirt worn by Janet Jackson in "Got 'til It's Gone" music video. The skirt features an intricate repeating scale pattern in dark and light brown tones. There is a sticker label, black print on white, adhered to the waistband that reads…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2021.28.3.2
Black and pink skirt. The pencil skirt has an alternating black and pink vertical striped pattern. Within the stripes there is a repeating diagonal grey stripe. It is part of a matching set. The skirt is mid-length and probably falls somewhere around or…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2019.88.1.7.2
A light green skullcap with twig and pussy willow decoration (a). The hat is constructed from two organic shaped pieces of buckram. The two pieces are mirrored at the center of the hat and overlap at the crown. The buckram is joined together with tacking…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.407abc
Harlee Bashir Laguda Milne (born 3 September 2001), known professionally as SL, is a masked British rapper from Thornton Heath, South London, known for his laid-back hypnotic flow, atmospheric production, and influences from UK drill, trap, and hip-hop.…
A dome top steamer trunk or chest from the Jones-Hall-Sims House. The chest is made from wooden planks, embellished with thin vertical wooden slats nailed to the exterior. The slats are alternating reddish and brownish stained wood. There are wooden bands…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2009.25.2ab
Bound writing slates that belonged to Bishop Benjamin Tucker Tanner of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. The object is constructed of three (3 double-sided, framed slates joined together with gummed paper on the spine that allows it to open like a…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.56.2
A fitted sleeveless mid length grey denim dress designed by Patrick Kelly for his Spring/Summer 1988 collection. The dress has a sweetheart neckline and a waist seam. Rows of white machine stitching are placed along the center front, the side seams, and…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.9.1
This is an A-line sleeveless off-white knit dress. It has a V-neckline with ribbed edging. Its sleeveless armholes are edges with crochet. There is no visible waistline seam. The skirt is mad-calf length and flairs outwards as it nears the hem. The hem is…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2018.88.1.5
A sleeveless paisley top with a self-fabric bow. The top is made of synthetic twill with a cream ground printed with green, pink, and yellow paisley. A self-fabric bow is sewn to the center front of the round neckline. A five-inch bust dart is sewn on each…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.845
A black Public Enemy sleeveless T-shirt made by PolyGram. The front of the t-shirt has white print that reads: [PUBLIC] and the back of the t-shirt has white print that reads: [ENEMY].The group's logo of a figure standing in the cross-hairs near the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.33.7
Ivory silk faille slip worn by Florance Colgate Rumbough Trevor as part of her wedding ensemble. The slip was custom made by Ann Lowe for use under the wedding dress 2014.73.1.1. It is made from ivory silk faille with a fitted bodice ending at the natural…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.73.1.2
Sylvester Stewart (March 15, 1943 – June 9, 2025), better known by his stage name Sly Stone, was an American musician, songwriter and record producer. He was the frontman of Sly and the Family Stone, playing a critical role in the development of…
A handmade paper address book created by Herman Wallace while incarcerated at Angola Prison. The tiny book has a manila-colored outer cover and lined interior pages with handwritten names, addresses, and phone numbers for Wallace's contacts.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2018.36.1.4.2
A small black crepe purse from Mae's Millinery Shop. The bag is larger at the bottom with the top having a series of deep pleats fixed under a gold-toned metal clamshell top opening. A black self-fabric loop extends from the center top opening large enough…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.6.162
A black velvet headband. A black synthetic velveteen ribbon has been folded over a (possibly) plastic base and machine sewn into place. At the center of the headband is a 1.25” long marking thread. There’s no label. It’s possible that this could be a choker.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.1022
