Costume for Bahamas Junkanoo Revue, a junkanoo troupe in Miami

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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 full man's costume for the Bahamas Junkanoo Revue, a junkanoo troupe in Miami, Florida. The costume is gold, with elaborately beaded pieces in a red, white, blue, and yellow design. It is trimmed all the way around in a row of yellow feathers, red feathers, and finally light blue and white ostrich feathers, with large plumes of red and black ostrich feathers at the top. It is comprised of the following pieces: 2015.140.1 head piece 2015.140.2ab wrist cuffs 2015.140.3 chest piece 2015.140.4 front apron 2015.140.5ab hip extensions 2015.140.6 back piece 2015.140.7 harness 2015.140.8 shirt 2015.140.9 skirt 2015.140.10 pants 2015.140.11ab shoes The costume is composed of aluminum rods, cardboard, Styrofoam, steel wire, tissue, sequins, decorative paper, feathers, paint, beads and contact cement.

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