Dashiki worn by Ellsworth Janifer
date: label: Date
content: 1960s
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
label: Worn by
content: Ellsworth Janifer, American, 1924 - 1972
notes: label: Description
content: A green dashiki with short sleeves worn by Ellsworth Janifer. The dashiki has a short standing collar with a v-shaped cutout at the center front neck. The opening has been hand-sewn with green thread so that the "v" is not as deep. There are side vents reaching approximately six (6) inches up from the hem. The fabric print is designed specifically for use with this style of garment, having an emerald green ground with colorful designs printed around the hem, sleeves, and neck in burgundy, blue, gold, brown, and cream. The design consists of geometric and stylized floral elements, with the design on the neck and around the bottom mirrored vertically from the center front and center back. There are two (2) patch pockets sewn at the front waist featuring portions of the multi-color printed part of the fabric. A manufacturer's tag was previously removed from the center back interior neckline.
place: label: Place used
content: United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: African diaspora
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Fashion
label: Topic
content: Identity
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Clothing - Fashion and Historical
label: Movement
content: Black is Beautiful
label: Exhibition
content: Cultural Expressions
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 050
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Elizabeth Janifer
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2016.46
objectType: label: Type
content: dashikis
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: cotton
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 28 × 20 3/4 in. (71.1 × 52.7 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (arms outstretched): 28 × 42 1/4 in. (71.1 × 107.3 cm)