Cape coat worn by Max Julien in The Mack: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A brown leather and snakeskin cape coat worn by Max Julien as the character John "Goldie" Mickens in the 1973 film The Mack. The cape coat is brown throughout with snakeskin accents. At the neck, a large collar, edged in snakeskin, meets at a large round button. A second large round button is slightly below the first. The cape coat opens at the middle. On either side, at the hip, there is a vertical strip of snakeskin. The back of the cape coat has a large horizontal strip of snakeskin at the lower back.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1973
• Designed by: June
• Designed by: Mr. Marcus
• Worn by: Max Julien, American, 1933 - 2022
• Type: coats
• Type: capes (outerwear)
• Medium: leather and snakeskin
• Dimensions: H x W: 46 × 65 1/2 in. (116.8 × 166.4 cm)
• Place used: Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Blaxploitation films
• Topic: Clothing and dress
• Topic: Costume
• Topic: Costume design
• Topic: Design
• Topic: Fashion
• Topic: Film
• Object number: 2019.42.2
• 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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