Purple leather trousers worn by Bernie Worrell of Parliament-Funkadelic: Museum Object and Cultural History
Purple leather trousers worn by Bernie Worrell of Parliament-Funkadelic: Date: mid 1990s. Created by: Unidentified. Worn by: Bernie Worrell, American, 1944 - 2016.
The object in the museum catalogue
A pair of purple leather trousers worn by Bernie Worrell of Parliament-Funkadelic as part of Worrell's "Wizard of Woo" costume ensemble during the 1996 "Mothership Reconnection Tour." The trousers feature a purple cotton and light brown microfiber lining. There are five pockets (three at the front, two at the back), a dark metal zipper, and five belt loops.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: mid 1990s
- Created by: Unidentified
- Worn by: Bernie Worrell, American, 1944 - 2016
- Subject of: Parliament-Funkadelic, American, founded 1955
- Type: costume
- Type: trousers
- Medium: leather with polyester and cotton (fiber)
- Dimensions: L x W (trousers): 36 7/16 × 13 3/8 in. (92.5 × 34 cm)
- Dimensions: Inseam: 29 1/2 in. (75 cm)
- Dimensions: Waist: 13 3/8 in. (34 cm)
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Clothing and dress
- Topic: Funk (Music)
- Topic: Men
- Topic: Music
- Topic: Musicians
- Object number: 2021.43.2
- 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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