Blue and yellow print robe designed by Arthur McGee

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A blue and yellow block print robe designed by Arthur McGee. The robe is made of yellow cotton fabric block printed with black in a pattern of diamonds that alternate between filled and void. Inside each diamond is an oval, some are filled with lines. Large diamonds with a white and black striped border have yellow insides with black lines running through. Three blue hair combs are inside each triangle. The robe opens in the center front and has three-quarter length kimono sleeves. A self-fabric two-inch band is sewn to each side of the center front opening. The bands transition into a back collar and have a center back seam. Inseam pockets are sewn along each side seam. A center back seam is sewn on the robe, it is machine sewn and the interior seams are finished with machine overcast stitching. A woven fabric label is placed vertically and sewn along the center back seam.

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