Acolyte robe from the First African Methodist Episcopal Church of Los Angeles
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1963
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Used by
content: First African Methodist Episcopal Church of Los Angeles, American, founded 1872
notes: label: Description
content: Short, white and red acolyte robe (a), with skirt (b), and collar (c). The robe has a border along the waist and sleeves. Border is a red embroidered geometric pattern with interlocking, elongated diamonds. Within each diamond is a cross. Where the diamonds overlap is a smaller solid diamond. Robe length stops just below the waist. Long, red, adjustable skirt with ties at back. Hem runs roughly four inches from the bottom. String ties for adjustable waist. Red collar with round base stitched to the collar band. Collar is secured with two (2) snaps at the back below the collar band.
place: label: Place used
content: Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: African Methodist Episcopal
label: Topic
content: American West
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Methodist
label: Topic
content: Religion
label: Topic
content: The Black Church
label: Topic
content: Worship services
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Sacred and Ceremonial Objects
label: Classification
content: Clothing - Fashion and Historical
label: Exhibition
content: Making a Way Out of No Way
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 050
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of First A.M.E. Church of Los Angeles
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2013.70.4abc
objectType: label: Type
content: ceremonial robes
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: cloth
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Robe): 30 1/2 × 45 1/2 in. (77.5 × 115.6 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Skirt): 40 × 29 1/2 in. (101.6 × 74.9 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Collar): 7 × 12 1/2 in. (17.8 × 31.8 cm)