Nation of Islam University of Islam school nurse's uniform worn by Jamilah Sahib
date: label: Date
content: 1970-1977
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Issued by
content: Muhammad University of Islam, American, founded 1934
label: Worn by
content: Jamilah Sahib
label: Subject of
content: Nation of Islam, American, founded 1930
notes: label: Description
content: A white, 4-piece school nurse's uniform, comprised of a shirt (.1), culottes (.2), a cape (.3), and a headscarf (.4), worn by Jamilah Sahib.
label: Description
content: The shirt (.1) is made from white synthetic fabric. It has long sleeves and a short standing collar. The proper right front crosses over to the proper left front side and fastens with seven (7) round clear plastic buttons. The button band is concealed from the exterior by a flap. Three (3) metal snaps affix the proper right front side to the proper left shoulder, and there is one (1) additional metal snap at the front neck. The sleeves are straight with a dart at each elbow and no cuff. There is a dart to the left and right of the center back neck. The shirt and sleeves are fully lined with a white synthetic fabric.
label: Description
content: The full-length culottes (.2) are made from the same white synthetic fabric as the shirt. Each pant leg is cut very wide, with an additional panel of fabric sewn in and wrapped around to make the pants appear like a wrap skirt. The proper right leg panel reaches across the front to the proper left side, while the proper left leg panel reaches across the back to the proper right side. The culottes have a straight fitted waistband and close just left of the center front with a zipper and two metal (2) hook-and-eye fasteners. A snap on the proper left front waistband and a clear plastic button on the proper left side provide further closure for the panel of the proper right front leg that reaches across to the proper left side. There are two (2) inset pockets, one at each side below the waist. The culottes are fully lined with white synthetic fabric.
label: Description
content: The cape (.3) reaches from the neck to just above the knee and is made from a white ribbed synthetic fabric. There are two (2) slits, one on each front side, for the arms. The cape fastens at the center front neck with one (1) metal hook-and-eye fastener. The cape is fully lined with white synthetic fabric.
label: Description
content: The headscarf (.4) is made from the same white ribbed synthetic fabric as the cape. It is a slightly oblong half-circle with a scallped front. There are short ties at the front to fasten under the wearer's neck.
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
setName: label: See more items in
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: 2013.224.2.1-.4
objectType: label: Type
content: capes (outerwear)
label: Type
content: shirts
label: Type
content: culottes
label: Type
content: headcloths (headgear)
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 with plastic buttons and metal zipper and fasteners
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (.1-.3 on form): 59 × 30 × 20 in. (149.9 × 76.2 × 50.8 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (.1 Shirt on form): 30 1/2 × 19 × 15 in. (77.5 × 48.3 × 38.1 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (.1 Shirt flat): 30 7/8 × 15 3/4 in. (78.4 × 40 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (.2 Culottes on form): 42 × 18 × 19 in. (106.7 × 45.7 × 48.3 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (.2 Culottes flat): 42 1/2 × 13 1/2 in. (108 × 34.3 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (.3 Cape on form): 38 3/4 × 29 × 19 in. (98.4 × 73.7 × 48.3 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (.3 Cape flat): 38 3/4 × 18 in. (98.4 × 45.7 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (.4 Headscarf on form): 12 1/4 × 17 × 11 in. (31.1 × 43.2 × 27.9 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (.4 Headscarf flat): 18 3/4 × 32 in. (47.6 × 81.3 cm)