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Jacket worn by MC Lyte in the music video for the single Brooklyn

National Museum of African American History and Culture

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Manufactured by
Adidas AG, German, founded 1948
Owned by
MC Lyte, American, born 1971
Worn by
MC Lyte, American, born 1971
Description
Black, yellow, and green Adidas brand long-sleeved track jacket with a graphic printed design on the back depicting two men in a beach setting. The word "KINGSTON" is embroidered in gold outlined in black along the shoulders of the back. On the front waist triangles of green outlined in yellow are sewn to meet in the middle, mimicking the Jamaican national flag. The Adidas logo is embroidered in yellow on the proper right front chest. The letter K in green is superimposed over the letter J in gold embroidery on the proper left front chest. The jacket closes up the center front with a silver metal zipper. The sleeves each have three (3) yellow stripes sewn down them from the neck to the wrist. The wrists of the sleeves and the hem of the jacket are made of stretchy ribbed knit material. There are two (2) exterior inset pockets, one at each front waist with the opening sewn along the side seam. The front and sleeves of the jacket are not lined, while the back is lined with black semi-transparent stretch fabric. There is a green hanger loop at the interior center back neck above an Adidas brand tag with a size tag below it. There are two additional tags at the interior proper left side seam near the hem with manufacturer's information and fiber content.
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of MC Lyte
2009
Object number
2011.118.2
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Type
jackets
Medium
cotton, polyester, and metal
Dimensions
H x W: 26 1/2 x 14 in. (67.3 x 35.6 cm)
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification
Clothing-Costume
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Topic
African American
Clothing and dress
Fashion
Hip-hop (Music)
Rappers (Musicians)
Women
Record ID
nmaahc_2011.118.2
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5923c96c3-a368-4ebd-a503-16d4b1a569d8

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