A black long-sleeve crew neck T-shirt designed by Da Link Went Wear. The shirt is made of knitted black cotton. Four diagonal seams are sewn of the front of the shirt, they are stitched with white interlocking machine stitching. White synthetic pile…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.42
A black cotton long sleeve T-shirt with the Cross Colours logo. The shirt has a ribbed crew neck and a printed graphic on the center front of the chest. Printed on the front at the top is [TRUE 2-THE COLOURS] in green with white highlights. The printed…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2023.76.11
A portion of a makeup pencil with black pigment in a red painted wood pencil. Silver stamped text on the pencil reads: "Maybelline VELVET BLACK U.S.A.".
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.6.54.4
Black net headpiece with two (2) artificial green flowers with leaves and stems attributed to Mae Reeves. The headpiece is open in the center, with layers of stiff black net gathered into a circle around a wire cage, creating a wide brim that is longer in…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.48.2
A black nightgown with a wrap front and floor-length skirt from Mae's Millinery Shop. It is made from nylon knit with a slight stretch, with black floral lace trim along the neckline. It is a wrap dress with a V-neck front that fastens at the center front…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.6.40
A pair of black Oxford wingtip shoes worn by Melvin Van Peebles. The shoes are made from black faux leather and feature a decorative design of punched leather with a scalloped edge that turns upwards at the center of each toe cap, runs along the counters,…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2024.60.16ab
Black purse with floral embroidered design from Mae's Millinery Shop. The bag has a soft body that is wider with rounded edges on the bottom and then squared on the shorter top edge. The front and back sides and the bottom are faced in an embroidered…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.48.83
Black raffia and net cap designed by Mae Reeves. The cap has a circular braided band at the base with six (6) braided bands on the top of the crown that attach at the center top. Three (3) braided loops stand upright at the top center, with a black velvet…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.48.10
A black braided raffia hat with brown net and black faux flower embellishments designed by Mae Reeves. The hat has a low round crown and a wide round brim made from braided black raffia. Dark brown net is sewn around the bottom edge of the brim, then…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.6.161
A black raffia hat with cream chiffon, lace, and beaded embellishments designed by Mae Reeves. The hat is a rounded crown slightly taller in front with no brim and a single pleat at the center back. It is formed from black braided raffia sewn onto heavy…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.6.174
Black ruffled scarf from Mae's Millinery Shop. The scarf is made from a long oval piece of black synthetic fabric with the ruffle created through an oval of black elastic thread sewn around the interior of the oval piece of fabric. A self-fabric loop is…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.48.58
Black satin turban designed by Mae Reeves made of silk satin chine with a black ground, chartreuse leaves, and cut velvet dark pink flowers. The fabric is pleated and draped so it swirls around the head. The interior of the turban is lined with black…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.213.5
A black sequined bandeau hat attributed to Mae Reeves. The hat is wide at the center, tapering to a point at each end above the ears. The top is finished with rows of black sequins and ribbon sewn in tight rows in a swirling pattern. It is shaped with…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.6.159
Black triangular shawl with three (3) black embroidered floral sprays on the back. The shawl is trimmed with long black fringe along the bottom two edges.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.48.62
A black suede leather vest worn by Melvin Van Peebles. The leather vest has two front leather panels, and it closes at the center front with three, brass metal snaps. The buttons are stamped with a five-pointed star at the center and text around exterior…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2024.60.9
A black tuxedo vest designed by FUBU. The exterior of the vest is made of black synthetic satin weave with machine embroidery that reads [Fubu] in black thread. A stiffener is placed at the front of the vest in-between the exterior fabric and the lining.…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.50.3
A black cotton short sleeve T-shirt with a Cross Colours logo. The shirt has a ribbed crew neck and a printed graphic on the center front of the chest. The printed circular logo reads [CROSS / COLOURS] around the circular border with a large dot between…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2023.76.10
A black t-shirt by Happy I'm Nappy Collectibles. At the front center of the shirt is a design featuring nine illustrated female faces arranged in a square; three of the women have curly hair, three have braided hair, and three have locked hair. All nine…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2019.27.6
Dean West (28 December 1986 – April 2020), better known by his stage name Black the Ripper, was a British rapper, grime emcee, activist, cannabis activist, and entrepreneur from Edmonton, London. He ran his own record label, Dank of England (formerly known…
A Marty Grace tracksuit jacket worn by Melvin Van Peebles. The black tracksuit jacket features a high collar made from a 2.5” wide band of ribbed white elastic with two vertical black stripes. Two panels of black polyester fabric make up the jacket front…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2024.60.7.1
Marty Grace track pants jacket worn by Melvin Van Peebles. The black polyester, fleece-lined track pants have an elastic panel at the waistband and feature a straight leg silhouette. Embroidered white text across the hips reads [MARTY] on the proper right…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2024.60.7.2
A black tuxedo jacket and pants designed by Arthur McGee. The wool blend jacket (a) is single breasted and closes with one black plastic button on the proper right side by the center front opening. A buttonhole is sewn next to the button which aligns with…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.130ab
