Purple star costume designed by Sun Ra and worn by Arkestra members
date: label: Date
content: early 1990s
name: label: Created by
content: Sun Ra, American, 1914 - 1993
label: Used by
content: The Sun Ra Arkestra, American
notes: label: Description
content: A poncho-style stage costume designed by Sun Ra. Poncho is comprised of several different cuts of synthetic fabrics stitched together with decorative fabric patches sewed on top. The design depicts shooting stars in sequined fabric trailed by swathes of shiny, lamé-evoking fabric on a rich purple background fabric. Collar, hem, and lining are a pink-purple fabric. One section of the purple fabric has detached along a seam line, approximately five inches long, under the star at proper right.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Costume
label: Topic
content: Jazz (Music)
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Clothing - Costume
label: Movement
content: Afrofuturism
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: 2021.52.2
objectType: label: Type
content: ponchos
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown - Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: synthetic fiber and sequin
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (flat): 41 × 59 1/2 × 1/8 in. (104.1 × 151.1 × 0.3 cm)