Microphone box used by Ralph McDaniels on the television show Video Music Box: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A cube shaped black microphone box used on the television show The Video Music Box. The microphone box has a circular cut out through the center at the top and bottom of the cube. The interior of the cube is lined with dark gray foam. Taped to the four exterior sides of the box are black pieces of cardboard with white text that reads "VIDEO / MUSIC / BOX."

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: ca. 1988
• Created by: Unidentified
• Used by: Ralph McDaniels, American
• Type: boxes (containers)
• Medium: plastic, cardboard, tape, foam
• Dimensions: H x W x D: 2 1/4 × 2 3/8 × 2 3/8 in. (5.7 × 6 × 6 cm)
• Place used: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Communities
• Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
• Topic: Television
• Object number: 2015.188
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Ralph McDaniels, Founder of Video Music Box
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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