Burgundy, red, and orange dashiki tunic worn by Dr. Baba Chuck Davis

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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 burgundy, red, and orange dashiki tunic worn by Dr. Baba Chuck Davis. The tunic is constructed from burgundy synthetic fabric, heavily decorated with orange, red, yellow, and green embroidery at the neckline, waist pockets, sleeves, and cuffs. The neckline of the tunic has a single scallop on the front and back. It is embellished with solid red sunburst pattern band, a band of orange diamonds, and a band of yellow leaves with green accents. The bands are above a large embroidered inverted triangle filled in with red and orange wavy lines. Orange bands of vines with leaves run down each side of the triangle. Running diagonally down the sleeves is a band of orange swirls. At each cuff is a band of orange diamonds, accented with green and red. On the back is a large, embroidered central design comprised of four (4) Adinkra Akoma symbols arranged like a clover.

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