Hand-sewn MC Lyte tank top: Museum Object and Cultural History
Hand-sewn MC Lyte tank top: Date: 1990-2010. Created by: Unidentified. Owned by: MC Lyte, American, born 1970.
The object in the museum catalogue
A handmade tank top using cotton t-shirt material. The front is blue, the back is green, and there are burgundy details. The name "LYTE" is hand-appliqued at the front chest in burgundy cotton. The same fabric is used to lace and tie the shoulders, to lace the center front v-neck, and with one single tie at the top of each side. The proper left side has green fabric lacing and the proper right side has blue fabric lacing that attaches the front to the back and is knotted at the bottom.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1990-2010
- Created by: Unidentified
- Owned by: MC Lyte, American, born 1970
- Worn by: MC Lyte, American, born 1970
- Type: T-shirts
- Medium: cotton
- Dimensions: H x W: 22 x 11 in. (55.9 x 27.9 cm)
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Clothing and dress
- Topic: Fashion
- Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
- Topic: Rappers (Musicians)
- Topic: Women
- Object number: 2011.118.9
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of MC Lyte
- Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture
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