Costume arms armor and harness for Tin Man in The Wiz on Broadway

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

This left arm cannon armor (a), right arm cannon armor (b), and leather harness (c) are part of a costume worn by Tiger Haynes as Tin Man in "The Wiz: The Super Soul Musical 'Wizard of Oz'" on Broadway. The vambrace is comprised of upper cannon segments that cover the upper arms and lower cannon segments that cover the forearms. The elbows are left uncovered. All of the segments join together with a harness of leather straps. The cannons are made from reinforced plastic that was formed into irregularly-shaped graduated cylinders to fit around each arm. Each upper cannon attaches to the corresponding lower cannon across the elbow with two (2) leather straps. Both upper cannons are edged in leather along the top edge and with cloth tape along the bottom edge.

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