Aviator cap for The Wiz costume worn by André De Shields
date: label: Date
content: 1975
name: label: Worn by
content: André De Shields, American, born 1946
label: Designed by
content: Geoffrey Holder, Trinidadian American, 1930 - 2014
notes: label: Description
content: Aviator cap from The Wiz costume ensemble worn by André De Shields in the original 1975 Broadway production. The cream headpiece has goggles and rhinestone decorations. The crown of the headpiece is constructed of panels of cream twill synthetic fiber that form a skullcap. Three rows of silver rhinestones are sewn along the proper left, center, and proper right seam lines extending all the way from the front of the skullcap to the back. The goggles are constructed of cream satin weave synthetic fiber that covers a stiff shaping material. Thirty dark green flat rhinestones are sewn around the eye openings. The headpiece is fastened in place with a chin strap, made of the same cream twill synthetic fiber as the skullcap, which closes with Velcro™ at the proper left side near the wearer's chin. The interior of the cap is made from a single piece of cotton batting, with the cream exterior fabric hand sewn around the interior edge of the crown to attach the batting. Some of the green rhinstones have leeched color onto the goggles. A red felt tab is stitched inside at the center of the goggles.
place: label: Place used
content: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Actors
label: Topic
content: Broadway Theatre
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Costume
label: Topic
content: Costume design
label: Topic
content: Design
label: Topic
content: Entertainers
label: Topic
content: Musical Theatre
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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, Gift of André De Shields
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2018.1.3.5
objectType: label: Type
content: helmets
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: polyester and satin with felt, rhinestone, metal Velcro™
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (flat): 9 × 11 in. (22.9 × 27.9 cm)