Costume headpiece from The Wiz on Broadway: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

This cream headpiece with rhinestone decorations is part of a costume worn in "The Wiz: The Super Soul Musical 'Wonderful Wizard of Oz'" on Broadway. The crown of the headpiece is constructed of panels of cream twill synthetic fiber that form a skullcap. Several rows of silver rhinestones of varying lengths are sewn onto the cap running from front to back. The headpiece is fastened in place with a chin strap, made of the same cream twill synthetic fiber as the skullcap, which closes with Velcro™ at the proper left side near the wearer's chin. The interior of the cap is lined in cream synthetic fiber. There is a white fabric label with gold embroidered text reading "Grace Costumes / New York" sewn at the interior center back seam.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1975
• Designed by: Geoffrey Holder, Trinidadian American, 1930 - 2014
• Created by: Grace Costumes Inc., American, founded 1961
• Subject of: Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
• Type: skullcaps
• Medium: synthetic fiber, rhinestones, and Velcro™
• Dimensions: H x W x D: 6 3/4 × 8 × 8 3/4 in. (17.1 × 20.3 × 22.2 cm)
• Place used: New York City, Manhattan, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Actors
• Topic: Clothing and dress
• Topic: Costume
• Topic: Costume design
• Topic: Design
• Topic: Musical Theatre
• Object number: 2007.3.13
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Black Fashion Museum founded by Lois K. Alexander-Lane
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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