Cream, red, green, and orange dashiki pants worn by Dr. Baba Chuck Davis

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Cream, red, green, and orange dashiki pants worn by Dr. Baba Chuck Davis. The pants are constructed from a cream, floral brocade, heavily decorated with red, green, and orange embroidery at the calves and pant cuffs. The pants are drawstring and have side pockets lined with cream colored cotton. On the side of the pants, near the bottom of the pant legs, are four (4) large diamonds connected by a four-point star. The diamonds are outlined in orange embroidery and solidly filled in with red and green. Below are three (3) embroidered bands of repeating patterns. The top band has red circular swirls above a red wavy line. The middle band has green circular swirls bordered by two solid green lines. The third band, at the bottom of the cuff, has circular swirls bordered by two solid orange lines. There is a small red paper dry cleaning tag attached to the interior waistband.

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