Boots worn by Melvin Van Peebles in Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A pair of boots worn by Melvin Van Peebles as the title character of "Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song." The black leather boots reach mid-shin, have a low heel, a square toe, and a side zipper closure. The interiors are tan leather. The soles are worn and the boots are scuffed at the toes.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: ca. 1971
• Created by: Unidentified
• Subject of: Melvin Van Peebles, American, 1932 - 2021
• Type: boots
• Medium: leather , metal
• Dimensions: individual: 12 1/2 x 4 x 11 in. (31.8 x 10.2 x 27.9 cm)
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Blaxploitation films
• Topic: Clothing and dress
• Topic: Costume
• Topic: Film
• Topic: Independent films
• Object number: 2012.82.3ab
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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