Vietnam tour jacket with black power embroidery
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Object Details
- Created by
- Saha Union Group, Thai, founded 1961
- Description
- Black jacket that is collared and has a diagonal welt pocket on each side. The cuffs are buttoned. It zips up the middle. The zipper is dark gold on brown fabric with vertical text [VENUS] on the pull. There is a circular patch on the proper left breast. The patch is embroidered black, red, and green with an image of two clasped hands in the inner circle. The outer circle contains words in in a circle [BLACK], [PRIDE] and [CULTURE]. Embroidered dragon in green, red, off-white, and yellow on the upper section of both the left and right sleeves. The back features discolored white embroidery. Image of a fist wearing a diamond-patterned bracelet with the words [BLACK POWER] in the center. Lettering above and below fist [BLACK UNITY / VIETNAM / 71 - 72]
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- 1971-1972
- Object number
- 2012.136
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public Domain
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- jackets
- Medium
- polyester, metal
- Dimensions
- 28 5/8 x 22 x 1 in. (72.7 x 55.9 x 2.5 cm) flat, with arms folded in
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Clothing-Historical
- Exhibition
- A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
- On View
- NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 1, C1 053
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Black power
- Clothing and dress
- Military
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2012.136
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5bf5d002f-6225-4d67-9dca-9d2e9f21fb5d
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