Suited jacket and skirt worn by Halimah Mohammed Ali
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1970
name: label: Created by
content: Muhammad's Mosque of Islam No. 2, American, founded 1972
label: Subject of
content: Nation of Islam, American, founded 1930
label: Worn by
content: Halimah Mohammed Ali
notes: label: Description
content: Woman’s suit consisting of jacket (.1) and skirt (.2) made by Temple #2 in Chicago. Both pieces are made of a peach colored fabric. The fabric is woven in a wavy pattern and the front of the jacket has two (2) pockets. At the nape of the neck is a silver tag with the maker information [Temple #2 / CHICAGO]. Attached to the bottom of the silver tag are two (2) additional tags, one on the left with the size listed in red [HAND / WASH-WARM / DO NOT WRING / DRIP DRY]. Along the PL side at the skirt waist is a zipper and small button closer. Button closer has one (1) button. At the back is a small tag with the size in red [12].
place: label: Place made
content: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Business
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Nation of Islam
label: Topic
content: Religion
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Clothing - Fashion and Historical
label: Movement
content: Black Nationalism
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Halimah Mohammed Ali
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2015.60.2.1-.2
objectType: label: Type
content: suits
label: Type
content: jackets
label: Type
content: skirts
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: polyester and cotton (textile), metal, plastic
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (Suit on form): 55 × 26 × 16 in. (139.7 × 66 × 40.6 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (Jacket on form): 28 × 26 × 14 in. (71.1 × 66 × 35.6 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (Skirt on form): 40 1/2 × 18 × 16 in. (102.9 × 45.7 × 40.6 cm)