Pants from a Fruit of Islam uniform
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1960
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Fashahnn Corporation, American
label: Used by
content: Unidentified Man or Men
label: Subject of
content: Fruit of Islam, American, founded 1933
label: Subject of
content: Nation of Islam, American, founded 1930
notes: label: Description
content: Fruit of Islam size 30 tall, wool and polyester uniform pants. The navy blue pants are straight cut with white ribbon trim running down the side of each pant leg. The front of the pants have seven (7) belt loops, two (2) side pockets, and two (2) back pockets with blue plastic buttons. The pants have a front fly zipper closure, a hook and bar above, and a blue plastic button and button hole tab at the top. The interior waistband is black with gold metallic lines. Stitched to the back, interior center of the waistband is a blue, rectangular manufacturer’s label with a white embroidered rectangular frame. Inside the frame is white embroidered text that reads [F.O.I. UNIFORM / Made exclusively for registered / members of The Nation of Islam / Fashahnn / Chicago, Illinois]. Sewn to the band below the label is a white care tag with black printed text on the front that reads [TALLA 30 / 65% WOOL / 35% POLYESTER / RN 113991 / DRY CLEAN ONLY / IRON STEAN[sic] / NO BLEACH / MADE IN GUATEMALA]. Handwritten text on the interior waistband reads, [[---?]m] / Muhammad].
place: label: Place purchased
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: Men
label: Topic
content: Nation of Islam
label: Topic
content: Religion
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
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2020.5.2
objectType: label: Type
content: trousers
label: Type
content: uniforms
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: wool (textile) and polyester (fiber)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (Flat): 41 1/8 × 21 7/8 × 1 9/16 in. (104.4 × 55.6 × 4 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Waist: 14 15/16 in. (38 cm)