Hand-sewn MC Lyte tank top
date: label: Date
content: 1990-2010
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Owned by
content: MC Lyte, American, born 1970
label: Worn by
content: MC Lyte, American, born 1970
notes: label: Description
content: A handmade tank top using cotton t-shirt material. The front is blue, the back is green, and there are burgundy details. The name "LYTE" is hand-appliqued at the front chest in burgundy cotton. The same fabric is used to lace and tie the shoulders, to lace the center front v-neck, and with one single tie at the top of each side. The proper left side has green fabric lacing and the proper right side has blue fabric lacing that attaches the front to the back and is knotted at the bottom.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Fashion
label: Topic
content: Hip-hop (Music)
label: Topic
content: Rappers (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Women
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Clothing - Fashion and Historical
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of MC Lyte
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2011.118.9
objectType: label: Type
content: T-shirts
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: 22 x 11 in. (55.9 x 27.9 cm)