Burgundy, red, and orange dashiki robe 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 robe worn by Dr. Baba Chuck Davis. The robe is constructed from burgundy brocade heavily decorated with red, orange, and white embroidery on the front and back. The robe is a large rectangle of fabric that has been folded over to make arm holes and stitched closed near the bottom left and right edges. The left and right edges of the robe are selvage edges. The fold at the top of the robe has an asymmetrical V-neck cut out of the front. The neckline is heavily embroidered with white filigree embroidery overlaid with two (2) large vertical bands of red paisleys and orange, interlocking diamonds. On the proper right side of the V-neck is a triangular field of alternating red horizontal lines, yellow vertical lines, and white wavy lines. To the right of the triangular field is an encircled, orange, equilateral cross.

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