Museum object · Clothing - Costume
Shirt worn by Melvin Van Peebles in Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song
ca. 1971
Smithsonian NMAAHC collection
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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 shirt worn by Melvin Van Peebles as the title character of "Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song." The button-up shirt is made of a dark maroon synthetic fabric. It has wide lapels, pintuck pleated sleeves, and two buttons at the cuffs. At the interior neckline is an off-white label reading [Flair / California] in black text.
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Catalog reference: 2012.82.2.2
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