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Cleopatra costume armbands worn by Lauren Anderson

2000

Houston, Harris County, Texas, United States, North and Central America

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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 set of armbands for a Cleopatra costume worn by Lauren Anderson for the Houston Ballet Company. The armbands are composed of a tan colored sheer net fabric, with gold chain trim on both sides and a gold and has a design of three beaded flowers of metallic gold and white pearl beads through the center. The armbands have two sets of three metal snaps as closures.

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Catalog reference: 2019.19.3ab

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