Jacket from a Fruit of Islam uniform
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1960
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Fashahnn Corporation, American
label: Used by
content: Unidentified Man or Men
label: Subject of
content: Fruit of Islam, American, founded 1933
label: Subject of
content: Wallace Fard Muhammad, American
label: Subject of
content: Nation of Islam, American, founded 1930
notes: label: Description
content: A Fruit of Islam size 42 tall, wool and polyester uniform jacket. The navy blue jacket has white embroidered trim at the collar and white bands of ribbon at the wrists. The jacket has a high collar and four (4) front pockets: two (2) at the breast and two (2) at the waist. Over the left breast pocket is a dark blue patch with white letters that read [W.F.M.]. There are five (5) blue plastic buttons sewn down the front, two (2) on the left cuff, and one (1) on the right cuff. On both shoulders are red patches. Each patch has the Nation of Islam logo: a white crescent moon and star in the center and four white stars in the corners. The jacket lining is faded blue. There are interior pockets at the breasts. The right interior pocket closes with a blue plastic button. Stitched to the interior left lapel pocket is a blue, rectangular manufacturer’s label with a white embroidered rectangular frame. Inside the frame is white embroidered text that reads [F.O.I. UNIFORM / Made exclusively for registered / members of The Nation of Islam / Fashahnn / Chicago, Illinois]. Stitched to the inside of the interior pocket is a white care tag with black printed text printed on the front that reads [TALLA 42L / 65% WOOL / 35% POLYESTER / LINING 100% ACETATE / RN 113991 / DRY CLEAN ONLY / IRON STEAN[sic] / NO BLEACH / MADE IN GUATEMALA]. The back of the jacket is plain.
place: label: Place purchased
content: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Men
label: Topic
content: Nation of Islam
label: Topic
content: Religion
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Clothing - Fashion and Historical
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: 2020.5.1
objectType: label: Type
content: jackets
label: Type
content: uniforms
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: wool (textile) and polyester (fiber) with cellulose acetate
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (Flat): 36 1/8 × 22 13/16 × 2 3/8 in. (91.8 × 58 × 6 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Waist: 20 11/16 in. (52.6 cm)