Dashiki owned by Margaret Louise Lynch Belcher
date: label: Date
content: late 20th century
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Owned by
content: Margaret Louise Lynch Belcher, American, 1922 - 2002
notes: label: Description
content: A dashiki with kimono sleeves owned by Margaret Belcher. The dashiki is collarless, with a v-shaped cutout at the center front neck. There are side vents reaching approximately five (5) inches up from the hem. The fabric print is designed specifically for use with this style of garment, having a very deep blue ground with colorful designs printed around the hem, sleeves, and neck in red, blue, purple, and pale green. 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 with the printed design also mirrored. Only the edges of the neck opening are self-lined, the rest of the garment is not lined. A manufacturer's tag was previously removed from the center back interior neckline.
place: label: Place used
content: Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
label: Cultural Place
content: West Africa, Africa
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: African diaspora
label: Topic
content: American South
label: Topic
content: Black power
label: Topic
content: Civil Rights
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Communities
label: Topic
content: Fashion
label: Topic
content: Humanitarianism
label: Topic
content: Identity
label: Topic
content: Social reform
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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 is Beautiful
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kimberly Hunley
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2014.99
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: 27 1/2 x 22 in. (69.9 x 55.9 cm)