Black wig with rainbow accents worn by George Clinton
date: label: Date
content: 1990-2010
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Worn by
content: George Clinton, American, born 1941
notes: label: Description
content: This black and rainbow-colored wig was worn by George Clinton. The synthetic hair is a mullet style with the back reaching below the shoulders. Most of the hair is black, but rainbow-colored chunks and braids, strands of silver plastic beads, pink and blue tinsel wrapped around coily curls of the black hair, and plastic iridescent flowers accent the wig throughout. The synthetic hairs are attached to a thin strip of woven tape, which is formed into a skullcap using pieces of black lace. A solid panel of black lace is attached at the interior front quarter. A rectangular panel of black synthetic fabric is attached at the interior center back with a length of thin ribbon across the middle of the panel that has lines of stitching forming flat loops in the ribbon. Two (2) black elastic straps extend one on each side from the center back, each strap has a plastic hook at the end closest to the center back that is attached around the ribbon loops on the fabric panel. A label inside the wig reads "100% synthetic fiber / Made in China" with no manufacturer listed.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Costume
label: Topic
content: Funk (Music)
label: Topic
content: Singers (Musicians)
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Clothing - Costume
label: Movement
content: Afrofuturism
label: Exhibition
content: Musical Crossroads
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Love to the planet
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2011.83.2
objectType: label: Type
content: wigs
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: synthetic fiber
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 23 1/2 x 12 in. (59.7 x 30.5 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Diameter: 9 in. (22.9 cm)