Nation of Islam Moslem Girls' Training School uniform worn by Jamilah Sahib
date: label: Date
content: 1959-1969
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Issued by
content: Muhammad University of Islam, American, founded 1934
label: Worn by
content: Jamilah Sahib
label: Subject of
content: Nation of Islam, American, founded 1930
notes: label: Description
content: A cream-colored, 3-piece original style button down MGT (Moslem Girls' Training) uniform, comprised of a tunic (.1), a skirt (.2), and a headscarf (.3), worn by Jamilah Sahib.
label: Description
content: The cream-colored princess-cut tunic (.1) is made from synthetic fabric and has long sleeves with folded cuffs and a standing collar. The tunic fastens with five (5) metal buttons down the front. The center of each button has a cream circle surrounded by a thin decorative metal circle, and then by self-fabric. The tunic is not lined.
label: Description
content: The cream-colored full-length skirt (.2) is made from the same synthetic fabric as the tunic. The skirt has a straight fitted waistband, and it fastens at the proper left waist with a zipper and a single button (the button is missing). The skirt is not lined.
label: Description
content: The cream-colored headscarf (.3) is made from the same synthetic fabric as the tunic and skirt. It is a slightly oblong half-circle with short ties at the front to fasten under the wearer's chin.
place: label: Place used
content: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Education
label: Topic
content: Nation of Islam
label: Topic
content: Religion
label: Topic
content: Urban life
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
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Jamilah Sahib
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2013.224.1.1-.3
objectType: label: Type
content: tunics
label: Type
content: skirts
label: Type
content: headcloths (headgear)
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: synthetic fiber and metal buttons and zipper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (.1 Tunic on form): 29 1/2 × 20 × 17 in. (74.9 × 50.8 × 43.2 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (.1 Tunic flat): 30 × 16 3/4 in. (76.2 × 42.5 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (.2 Pants on form): 39 × 16 × 8 in. (99.1 × 40.6 × 20.3 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (.2 Pants flat): 39 3/8 × 16 5/8 in. (100 × 42.2 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (.3 Headscarf on form): 13 × 22 × 18 in. (33 × 55.9 × 45.7 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (.3 Headscarf flat): 28 1/4 × 42 3/4 in. (71.8 × 108.6 cm)