Object Details
- Manufactured by
- ASICS, Japanese, founded 1949
- Worn by
- Wellington E. Webb, born 1941
- Description
- Pair of dark blue Asics sneakers. Sneakers are the "Tiger" style with mesh on the toe box. Suede leather heel counters, and vamp. Criss-crossing leather lines on either side of the shoe. Lines have holes for ventilation. Laces are dark gray and are laced completely to the shoes. White and black soles. On the exterior of the shoe tongues is a white tag with blue, stitched text [ASICS/TIGER].
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Honorable Wellington E. Webb and Wilma J. Webb
- 1991
- Object number
- 2014.46.5ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Type
- sneakers
- Medium
- mesh, leather, rubber, foam, cloth, plastic
- Dimensions
- 2014.46.5a: 5 1/4 x 4 1/4 x 12 5/8 in. (13.3 x 10.8 x 32.1 cm)
- 2014.46.5b: 5 3/8 x 4 5/8 x 12 1/2 in. (13.7 x 11.7 x 31.8 cm)
- Place used
- Denver, Colorado, United States, North and Central America
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Clothing-Historical
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Clothing and dress
- Politics (Practical)
- Urban life
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2014.46.5ab
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d5a8fd81-0d83-4e09-b189-53bd85635d38
