Front apron piece for Bahamas Junkanoo Revue costume
date: label: Date
content: 2015
name: label: Designed by
content: Wilshire Dames, Bahamian
notes: label: Description
content: The front decorative apron piece of a man's costume for the Bahamas Junkanoo Revue, a junkanoo troupe in Miami, Florida.
label: Description
content: The front apron of the costume features a circular and swirling blue and white design with red and gold accents. When worn, it appears from mid-torso to below the knees. The design swirls out from a center gold-colored metallic sphere trimmed in rings of blue and gold beading interspersed with a ring of red triangles with teardrop-shaped gemstones. Another gold metallic sphere appears at top center, also trimmed in rings of blue, red and gold metallic beading. In between the center circle and the top sphere are two glittery swirl or paisley designs on either side, also trimmed in blue, gold, and red beading. Two more paisleys swirl out beneath the center circle with an intricately beaded arc between them, edged in triangular shapes. The bottom points of the triangles on each side hit just below the wearer's knees, with the center triangular point reaching almost to the ankles. The front apron has a metal hook attachment on the back which secures it to the front of the costume.
place: label: Place made
content: Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States, North and Central America
label: Cultural Place
content: Bahamas, Caribbean, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: African diaspora
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Costume
label: Topic
content: Costume design
label: Topic
content: Dance
label: Topic
content: Folklife
label: Topic
content: Holidays and festivals
label: Topic
content: Identity
label: Topic
content: Music
label: Topic
content: Ornamentation
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Clothing - Costume
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: 2015.140.4
objectType: label: Type
content: ceremonial costume
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: cardboard, sequin, paper, paint, Glass bead, metal, glitter, plastic, and glue
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 34 1/2 × 17 1/2 in. (87.6 × 44.5 cm)