Blue leather belt worn on Soul Train by dancer Edith Lynn Pickens: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

This blue leather belt was worn as part of a costume, with a blue and floral print halter top and a pair of white bell bottom pants, by dancer Edith Lynn Pickens on the television show "Soul Train" in the 1970s.

The belt is a polished, deep blue leather. The brass buckle has an unembellished "D" shaped frame with one prong. There is one belt loop next to the buckle. There are five (5) holes on the tongue end of the belt. On the verso, the leather has a matte finish and appears gently worn from use.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1970s
• Manufactured by: Unidentified
• Worn by: Edith Lynn Pickens, American
• Subject of: Soul Train, American, 1971 - 2006
• Type: belts (costume accessories)
• Medium: leather and brass
• Dimensions: H x W (Flat): 1 3/16 × 36 1/2 × 3/4 in. (3 × 92.7 × 1.9 cm)
• Dimensions: L x W (Length from leather edge to middle belt hole): 30 in. (76.2 cm)
• Place used: Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Clothing and dress
• Topic: Dance
• Topic: Music
• Topic: Television
• Topic: Variety shows (Television)
• Object number: 2015.17.3
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Edith Lynn Pickens
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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