Muslim Girls Training uniform worn by Sister Ruth Omar
date: label: Date
content: 1960-1975
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Worn by
content: Sister Ruth Omar
notes: label: Description
content: Muslim Girls Training uniform worn by Sister Ruth Omar consisting of a headscarf (.1), tunic (.2), skirt (.3), and cape (.4).
label: Description
content: .1: A white head scarf made of crepe synthetic fabric. The scarf is in the shape of a half-circle with the forehead portion at the horizontal edge. A flap of fabric is folded under the forehead. It is cut at the sides to create flaps that wrap around the base of the neck. It is not lined and there are no labels.
label: Description
content: .2: A white tunic made of crepe synthetic fabric. The tunic has a mandarin collar, full-length straight sleeves, and falls at the natural hip. It fastens in the front at the proper left with a white metal zipper that is concealed from the facing side by a placket. The placket is further fastened at the top proper left shoulder with two (2) metal snaps and at the center front neck with one (1) metal snap The tunic is fully lined in a lighter weight white crepe synthetic fabric. There are no labels.
label: Description
content: .3: A floor-length white skirt made of crepe synthetic fabric. Shaping darts are sewn around the waist to create a slight A-line silhouette. The skirt fastens at the center back waist with a metal zipper. It is lined in a lighter weight white crepe synthetic fabric. There are no labels.
label: Description
content: .4: A white cape made of crepe synthetic fabric. The cape has slits at each side for the arms and it falls below the knee. It fastens with one (1) metal snap at the center front neck. It is fully lined in a lighter weight white crepe synthetic fabric. There are no labels.
place: label: Place used
content: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Children
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Nation of Islam
label: Topic
content: Religion
label: Topic
content: Women
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Clothing - Fashion and Historical
label: Movement
content: Black Nationalism
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Khalid Al Amin
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2015.10.2.1-.4
objectType: label: Type
content: tunics
label: Type
content: capes (outerwear)
label: Type
content: skirts
label: Type
content: headscarves
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: headscarf: synthetic fiber;
label: Medium
content: tunic: synthetic fiber with metal fasteners;
label: Medium
content: skirt: synthetic fiber with metal zipper;
label: Medium
content: cape: synthetic fiber with metal snaps
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (.1): 25 × 33 3/8 in. (63.5 × 84.8 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (.2): 27 × 16 1/4 in. (68.6 × 41.3 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (.3): 37 1/8 × 18 in. (94.3 × 45.7 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (.4): 37 × 42 in. (94 × 106.7 cm)