Purple leather belt worn by Bernie Worrell of Parliament-Funkadelic: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A purple leather belt worn by Bernie Worrell of Parliament-Funkadelic as part of Worrell's "Wizard of Woo" costume ensemble during the 1996 "Mothership Reconnection Tour."

The belt features two brown lizard skin belt loops, an engraved silver buckle, and brown lizard skin at the beginning and tip of the strap. On the backside of the belt in large black stamp print is: [FINAL SALE 34 LM7 1006]. The Tony Lama “Made in U.S.A.” logo is also imprinted on the back of the belt, in the direction of the buckle.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: mid 1990s
• Created by: Tony Lama Boots, American, founded 1911
• Worn by: Bernie Worrell, American, 1944 - 2016
• Subject of: Parliament-Funkadelic, American, founded 1955
• Type: costume
• Type: belts (costume accessories)
• Medium: leather and metal
• Dimensions: H x W x D: 39 1/4 × 1 3/16 × 1/4 in. (99.7 × 3 × 0.7 cm)
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Clothing and dress
• Topic: Funk (Music)
• Topic: Men
• Topic: Music
• Topic: Musicians
• Object number: 2021.43.3
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Judie Worrell and Bassl Worrell
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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