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Nation of Islam Sister Clara Muhammad School uniform worn by Medina Rowell

1978-1979

Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America

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Source catalog description

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

A brown girl’s Sister Clara Muhammad School uniform, worn by Medina Rowell. The A-line cut jumper is made from a dark brown synthetic knit material. The bodice and thick shoulder straps form a square neckline, with a slit at the center front bodice. Ties extend from both sides at the empire waist for tying at the center back. The jumper is not lined. This is the mid-sized of three (3) similar uniform jumpers previously worn by Rowell.

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Catalog reference: 2013.224.6

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