Designed by:

Geoffrey Holder, Trinidadian American, 1930 - 2014  Search this

Created by:

Fred Nihda, 1931 - 1997  Search this

Worn by:

Tiger Haynes, American, 1914 - 1994  Search this

Subject of:

Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007  Search this

Medium:

Canvas, wool knit, reinforced plastic, metal, leather, nylon, felt, synthetic fiber, paint, steel wool, plastic foam, Velcro™, cord, tape, and glue

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 76 × 29 1/2 × 12 1/4 in. (193 × 74.9 × 31.1 cm)

Type:

ensembles (costume)

Place used:

New York City, Manhattan, New York, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1975

Description:

This costume was worn by Tiger Haynes as Tin Man in "The Wiz: The Super Soul Musical 'Wizard of Oz'" on Broadway. It consists of a headpiece (.1.1), cuirass (.1.2), left arm and right arm armor and arm harness (.1.3abc), left leg armor (.1.4), right leg armor (.1.5), shoes (.2ab), union suit (.3), and prop oil can (.4).

Topic:

African American  Search this

Actors  Search this

Clothing and dress  Search this

Costume  Search this

Men  Search this

Musical Theatre  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Black Fashion Museum founded by Lois K. Alexander-Lane

Object number:

2007.3.7

Restrictions & Rights:

Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Collection title:

Black Fashion Museum Collection

Classification:

Clothing-Costume

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd52b9ce074-c40a-45e2-b677-ac285e4e61f6

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2007.3.7