Multicolored painted coat with rhinestones

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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.

A multicolored painted faux leather coat with rhinestones. The coat is hand painted, and spray painted in multiple different colors in stripes and geometric shapes. Glitter is also adhered on the outside of the coat throughout. The coat is open in the center front. The long sleeves have an asymmetrical construction as, the bottoms half of the sleeves are made of multiple panels of leather which are machine sewn together. The coat has a trapeze silhouette which flares out towards the bottom. Red, green, and clear plastic rhinestones in various sizes are adhered to the outside of the coat. Gold glitter is around the edges of the red and clear rhinestones. One of the green rhinestones on the bottom proper left side of the coat is made of glass. Ankhs are painted on the sleeves in gold metallic paint. The back of the coat is made of four panels.

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