Necklace for The Wiz costume worn by André De Shields: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Necklace from The Wiz costume ensemble worn by André De Shields in the original 1975 Broadway production. Silver rope chain of large circular and oval clear rhinestones. The chain forms a circle and a medallion hands from the same rope at the center with a large square emerald rhinestone at the center. The emerald rhinestone is surrounded by eight petal shaped clear rhinestones. The necklace closes with a hook-and -eye catch.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1975
• Created by: Unidentified
• Designed by: Geoffrey Holder, Trinidadian American, 1930 - 2014
• Worn by: André De Shields, American, born 1946
• Type: necklaces
• Medium: string (fiber product) with rhinestone and metal
• Dimensions: H x W x D: 11 × 7 1/2 × 1/2 in. (27.9 × 19.1 × 1.3 cm)
• Place used: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Actors
• Topic: Broadway Theatre
• Topic: Clothing and dress
• Topic: Costume
• Topic: Costume design
• Topic: Design
• Topic: Entertainers
• Object number: 2018.1.3.7.1
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of André De Shields
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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