Costume headpiece for the Wizard in The Wiz on Broadway

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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.

This cream headpiece with goggles and rhinestone decorations is part of a costume worn by André De Shields as the Wizard in "The Wiz: The Super Soul Musical 'Wonderful Wizard of Oz'" on Broadway. The crown of the headpiece is constructed of panels of cream twill synthetic fiber that form a skullcap. Three (3) rows of silver rhinestones are sewn along the proper left, center, and proper right seam lines extending all the way from the front of the skullcap to the back. Two (2) smaller sets of three (3) silver rhinestones are sewn between the longer rows, above the goggle openings at the proper front. Altogether, there are forty-eight (48) total silver rhinestone settings on the headpiece. The goggles are constructed of cream satin weave synthetic fiber that covers a stiff shaping material. Thirty-three (33) dark green flat rhinestones are sewn around the eye openings.

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