Boots worn by Melvin Van Peebles in Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1971
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Melvin Van Peebles, American, 1932 - 2021
notes: label: Description
content: A pair of boots worn by Melvin Van Peebles as the title character of "Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song." The black leather boots reach mid-shin, have a low heel, a square toe, and a side zipper closure. The interiors are tan leather. The soles are worn and the boots are scuffed at the toes.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Blaxploitation films
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Costume
label: Topic
content: Film
label: Topic
content: Independent films
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2012.82.3ab
objectType: label: Type
content: boots
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: leather , metal
label: Dimensions
content: individual: 12 1/2 x 4 x 11 in. (31.8 x 10.2 x 27.9 cm)