Zulu Nation Patch
name: label: referenced
content: Zulu Nation
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: This black, red and green patch is in the shape of Africa and embroidered with a fist and the text “Zulu Nation.” It was available through the Universal Zulu Nation company created by hip hop artist Afrika Bambaata (b. 1957).
label: Description (Brief)
content: Afrika Bambaata (born Kevin Donovan), an American DJ from the Bronx, was influential in the early development of hip hop and is regarded as the “Godfather” of hip hop culture. He has been instrumental in spreading hip hop music and culture around the world, as well as creating opportunities and helping to improve the lives of others in the hip hop community through his organization "Universal Zulu Nation." In 1990, Bambaataa made Life magazine's "Most Important Americans of the 20th Century" issue.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Hip-Hop
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content: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
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content: Cultures & Communities
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content: Highlights from the Culture and the Arts Collection
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2006.0067.08
label: accession number
content: 2006.0067
label: catalog number
content: 2006.0067.08
objectType: label: Object Name
content: patch
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: fabric (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 2 3/4 in x 2 3/4 in x 1/16 in; 6.985 cm x 6.985 cm x .15875 cm