Cream, red, green, and orange dashiki tunic worn by Dr. Baba Chuck Davis

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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 cream, red, green, and orange dashiki tunic worn by Dr. Baba Chuck Davis. The tunic is constructed from a cream, floral brocade, heavily decorated with red, green, and orange embroidery at the neckline, shoulders pockets, waist pockets, and cuffs. The tunic is collarless with three (3) metal snaps on the placket. The neckline is embroidered with orange half circles. The front of the shirt is embroidered with a repeating pattern of orange triangles and diamonds filled in with green that extends from the neckline to the waist. The triangle/diamond pattern is surrounded by a thick U-shaped band of solid orange and an outer band of red curlicues. The curlicues are framed by two (2) solid red lines. The outer red line is accented with red scallops. The cuffs are each embellished with three (3) embroidered bands of repeating patterns. The top band has red circular swirls above a red wavy line.

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