Nation of Islam Sister Clara Muhammad School uniform worn by Medina Rowell
date: label: Date
content: 1978-1979
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Issued by
content: Sister Clara Muhammad Schools, renamed 1975
label: Worn by
content: Medina Rowell, American
label: Subject of
content: Nation of Islam, American, founded 1930
notes: label: Description
content: A Sister Clara Muhammad School uniform, comprised of a brown jumper (.1) and a yellow blouse (.2), worn by Medina Rowell.
label: Description
content: The A-line cut jumper (.1) is made from a dark brown synthetic knit material. The bodice and thick shoulder straps form a square neckline, with a slit at the center front bodice. Ties extend from both sides at the empire waist for tying at the center back. The jumper is not lined. This is the largest of three (3) similar uniform jumpers previously worn by Rowell.
label: Description
content: The short-sleeved blouse (.2) is made from a pale yellow synthetic fabric. It has a Peter Pan collar and a single patch pocket on the proper left chest. The blouse fastens up the center front with five (5) round yellow plastic buttons, all of which are missing except the bottom-most button. The blouse is not lined.
place: label: Place used
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: Education
label: Topic
content: Nation of Islam
label: Topic
content: Religion
label: Topic
content: Urban life
label: Topic
content: Women
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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, Gift of Jamilah Sahib
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2013.224.7.1-.2
objectType: label: Type
content: blouses
label: Type
content: jumpers (dresses)
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 and plastic button
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (.1-.2 on form): 33 × 14 × 14 1/2 in. (83.8 × 35.6 × 36.8 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (.1 Jumper on form): 32 3/4 × 9 × 14 1/2 in. (83.2 × 22.9 × 36.8 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (.1 Jumper flat): 32 1/4 × 13 3/4 in. (81.9 × 34.9 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (.2 Shirt on form): 20 1/4 × 14 × 6 in. (51.4 × 35.6 × 15.2 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Shirt flat): 20 5/8 × 12 1/4 in. (52.4 × 31.1 cm)