Pants worn by Melvin Van Peebles in Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1971
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Melvin Van Peebles, American, 1932 - 2021
notes: label: Description
content: A pair of pants worn by Melvin Van Peebles as the title character of "Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song." The pants are made of a gold velvet and have a high waist, two front pockets, a zipper and button closure, and flared hems.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Blaxploitation films
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Costume
label: Topic
content: Film
label: Topic
content: Independent films
setName: label: See more items in
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: 2012.82.2.3
objectType: label: Type
content: trousers
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: velvet
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 24 x 43 1/2 in. (61 x 110.5 cm)