Pants for Bahamas Junkanoo Revue costume: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

The pants of a man's costume for the Bahamas Junkanoo Revue, a junkanoo troupe in Miami, Florida.

The golden color pants have an elastic waistband and are cinched with elastic cuffs at the ankles. The shirt is made of a synthetic metallic gold material with iridescent gold glitter patches adhered in a pattern resembling scales.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 2015
• Designed by: Wilshire Dames, Bahamian
• Type: trousers
• Type: ceremonial costume
• Medium: synthetic fiber, metallic thread, elastic, paper, plastic, and adhesive
• Dimensions: H x W: 33 1/2 × 12 1/2 in. (85.1 × 31.8 cm)
• Place made: Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States, North and Central America
• Cultural Place: Bahamas, Caribbean, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: African diaspora
• Topic: Clothing and dress
• Topic: Costume
• Topic: Costume design
• Topic: Dance
• Topic: Folklife
• Topic: Holidays and festivals
• Object number: 2015.140.10
• 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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