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Yellow headpiece from a costume worn by Nona Hendryx

Catalog Data

Designed by:
Ronald Kolodzie, 1940 - 2010  Search this
Worn by:
Nona Hendryx, American, born 1944  Search this
Medium:
synthetic fiber
Dimensions:
H x W x D (On form): 36 × 12 1/2 × 10 in. (91.4 × 31.8 × 25.4 cm)
H x W x D (Flat): 39 1/2 × 14 3/4 × 1 1/4 in. (100.3 × 37.5 × 3.2 cm)
Type:
hoods (headgear)
Date:
1981-1982
Description:
This hood-like headpiece is part of a costume was worn by Nona Hendryx in the music video for her solo single of "Love is Like an Itch in My Heart" in the early 1980s. The costume consists of a yellow hooded headpiece (.1), a yellow bodysuit with a wide black belt (.2ab), and gray jodhpurs with a black leather waistband (.3abc).
The headpiece (.1) is made of yellow synthetic fabric edged in yellow knit around the neck and face openings. The fabric covers the head and neck and ties a the front under the chin with long thin ties made of the yellow knit fabric. It is not lined.
Topic:
African American  Search this
Clothing and dress  Search this
Costume  Search this
Costume design  Search this
Design  Search this
Disco (Music)  Search this
Funk (Music)  Search this
Rock and roll (Music)  Search this
Soul (Music)  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Nona Hendryx of Labelle
Object number:
2014.246.4.1
Restrictions & Rights:
No Known Copyright Restrictions
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Clothing-Costume
Movement:
Afrofuturism
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd567b1d9c7-2202-4809-a671-76945b659c0a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2014.246.4.1