Museum object · Jewelry and Adornment
Necklace for The Wiz costume worn by André De Shields
1975
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
Necklace from The Wiz costume ensemble worn by André De Shields in the original 1975 Broadway production. Silver rope chain of large circular and oval clear rhinestones. The chain forms a circle and a medallion hands from the same rope at the center with a large square emerald rhinestone at the center. The emerald rhinestone is surrounded by eight petal shaped clear rhinestones. The necklace closes with a hook-and -eye catch.
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Catalog reference: 2018.1.3.7.1
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