Blue leather belt worn on Soul Train by dancer Edith Lynn Pickens
date: label: Date
content: 1970s
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
label: Worn by
content: Edith Lynn Pickens, American
label: Subject of
content: Soul Train, American, 1971 - 2006
notes: label: Description
content: This blue leather belt was worn as part of a costume, with a blue and floral print halter top and a pair of white bell bottom pants, by dancer Edith Lynn Pickens on the television show "Soul Train" in the 1970s.
label: Description
content: The belt is a polished, deep blue leather. The brass buckle has an unembellished "D" shaped frame with one prong. There is one belt loop next to the buckle. There are five (5) holes on the tongue end of the belt. On the verso, the leather has a matte finish and appears gently worn from use.
place: label: Place used
content: Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Dance
label: Topic
content: Music
label: Topic
content: Television
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, Gift of Edith Lynn Pickens
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2015.17.3
objectType: label: Type
content: belts (costume accessories)
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: leather and brass
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Flat): 1 3/16 × 36 1/2 × 3/4 in. (3 × 92.7 × 1.9 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: L x W (Length from leather edge to middle belt hole): 30 in. (76.2 cm)