Multicolored striped and geometric pattern top

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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 multicolored striped and geometric pattern top. The top is made of printed polyester knit with purple, blue, green, yellow, and white vertical stripes. Various stripes are filled with geometric patterning. The top has a round neckline and a one- and three-quarter inch wide self-fabric waistband sewn to the bottom front of the top. The stripes on the waistband run horizontally. The waistband continues into an eleven-inch tie on each side. Two vertical darts six inches long are sewn on the front of the shirt and end above the waistband. The back of the neckline is slightly lower. A six-inch-long opening is sewn below the center back of the neckline. The opening closes along the neckline with a metal hook and eye. A half inch wide self-fabric waistband is sewn to the bottom of the shirt. The back waistband continues into a nine-inch tie on each side.

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