Purple leather trousers worn by Bernie Worrell of Parliament-Funkadelic
date: label: Date
content: mid 1990s
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Worn by
content: Bernie Worrell, American, 1944 - 2016
label: Subject of
content: Parliament-Funkadelic, American, founded 1955
notes: label: Description
content: A pair of purple leather trousers worn by Bernie Worrell of Parliament-Funkadelic as part of Worrell's "Wizard of Woo" costume ensemble during the 1996 "Mothership Reconnection Tour." The trousers feature a purple cotton and light brown microfiber lining. There are five pockets (three at the front, two at the back), a dark metal zipper, and five belt loops.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Funk (Music)
label: Topic
content: Men
label: Topic
content: Music
label: Topic
content: Musicians
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Clothing - Costume
label: Movement
content: Afrofuturism
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Judie Worrell and Bassl Worrell
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2021.43.2
objectType: label: Type
content: costume
label: Type
content: trousers
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: leather with polyester and cotton (fiber)
label: Dimensions
content: L x W (trousers): 36 7/16 × 13 3/8 in. (92.5 × 34 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Inseam: 29 1/2 in. (75 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Waist: 13 3/8 in. (34 cm)