headress part of Rakiki costume from Broadway play "Lion King
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: This costume is worn by the narrator figure Rafiki, the tribal shaman or spiritual leader, in the stage musical, The Lion King. The character, a baboon, is always portrayed on stage by an actress as a way, in the words of Julie Taymor, the show’s director-designer, to bring “a strong adult feminine presence” to the play. The costume is a fine example of the way the designer combines aspects of South African art with that of show business razzle-dazzle.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2009.0181.01.03
label: accession number
content: 2009.0181.
label: catalog number
content: 2009.0181.01.3
objectType: label: Object Name
content: headdress
label: Object Name
content: headdress, part of Rakiki costume from Broadway play "Lion King"
label: Object Name
content: headdress, part of Rakiki costume from Broadway play "Lion King", part of Rakiki costume from Broadway play "Lion King
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 13 in x 11 in x 25 in; 33.02 cm x 27.94 cm x 63.5 cm