Pants worn by Melvin Van Peebles in Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song: Museum Object and Cultural History
Pants worn by Melvin Van Peebles in Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song: Date: ca. 1971. Created by: Unidentified. Subject of: Melvin Van Peebles, American, 1932 - 2021.
The object in the museum catalogue
A pair of pants worn by Melvin Van Peebles as the title character of "Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song." The pants are made of a gold velvet and have a high waist, two front pockets, a zipper and button closure, and flared hems.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: ca. 1971
- Created by: Unidentified
- Subject of: Melvin Van Peebles, American, 1932 - 2021
- Type: trousers
- Medium: velvet
- Dimensions: H x W: 24 x 43 1/2 in. (61 x 110.5 cm)
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Blaxploitation films
- Topic: Clothing and dress
- Topic: Costume
- Topic: Film
- Topic: Independent films
- Object number: 2012.82.2.3
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture
Sources and reuse
Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: No Known Copyright Restrictions Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Sources
More in Movies
Keep reading
