Skirt for Bahamas Junkanoo Revue costume
date: label: Date
content: 2015
name: label: Designed by
content: Wilshire Dames, Bahamian
notes: label: Description
content: The skirt of a man's costume for the Bahamas Junkanoo Revue, a junkanoo troupe in Miami, Florida.
label: Description
content: The skirt, worn above the hips, has gold, red and blue beads of various shapes and sizes decorate the designs throughout the skirt along with clear gemstones. The front is yellow at the top with a red design trimmed in blue beading. The back, which is longer than the front, has a blue and yellow design on a red background. There are red, white, and blue paisley shapes in the front that extend out from the hips and golden metallic spirals hang from the bottom front of the skirt. A metal hook clasp in the front of the skirt secures it around the body.
place: label: Place made
content: Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States, North and Central America
label: Cultural Place
content: Bahamas, Caribbean, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: African diaspora
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Costume
label: Topic
content: Costume design
label: Topic
content: Dance
label: Topic
content: Folklife
label: Topic
content: Holidays and festivals
label: Topic
content: Identity
label: Topic
content: Music
label: Topic
content: Ornamentation
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: 2015.140.9
objectType: label: Type
content: ceremonial costume
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: cardboard, sequin, paper, paint, Glass bead, plastic, metal, masking tape, glitter, and glue
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 24 × 32 × 20 in. (61 × 81.3 × 50.8 cm)