S1W uniform: Museum Object and Cultural History
S1W uniform: Date: ca. 1992. Created by: Unidentified. Subject of: Public Enemy, American, founded 1982.
The object in the museum catalogue
Elements of an S1W uniform. S1W, or Security of the First World, was a group that provided security at hip-hop parties and later became a part of Public Enemy. Included here are two red berets (.1, .2), two black canvas belts (.3, .4), a black jacket (.5), a pair of black pants with a belt (.6ab), an Uzi style air gun (.7), and a pair of black boots (.8ab).
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: ca. 1992
- Created by: Unidentified
- Subject of: Public Enemy, American, founded 1982
- Type: ensembles (costume)
- Medium: synthetic fiber, wool, leather, rubber, plastic, metal
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Clothing and dress
- Topic: Costume
- Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
- Object number: 2011.33.8
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Public Enemy
- Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture
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