Gold green and blue Kente print ensemble with fabric length

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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 gold, green, and blue Kente print ensemble (a,b,c) with a matching fabric length (d). The dickey front (a) is made from cotton plain weave fabric that has a varying gold, green, and blue print meant to resemble Kente cloth. Each side consists of two panels - one for the 15” long collar and one for the body front. The dickey fastens center front with four .5” brass buttons and behind the neck with three .5” black plastic buttons. There are two 4.5” wide welt pockets (one on at side) that are self-fabric lined. At the back, a panel of black elastic is attached at the waist at each side with a 1” wide metal buckle. It adjusts in the middle with an additional 1” metal slide adjuster. The front panels are each lined with green synthetic lining. There is no label. The matching high waisted pants (b) feature a 3.

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