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

The object in the museum catalogue

Ring from The Wiz costume ensemble worn by André De Shields in the original 1975 Broadway production. The ring is made of rhinestones sewn onto a peice of black felt with an elastic band to create a ring. In the center of the ring is an oval emerald rhinestone. The emerald rhinestone is surrounded by eight circular clear rhinestones.

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: finger rings
• Medium: metal and rhinestone on felt with elastic
• Dimensions: H x W x D: 1 3/4 × 1 9/16 × 1 3/16 in. (4.4 × 4 × 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: 2018.1.3.7.2
• 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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