"Niggy" necklace owned by Saul Williams

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Object Details

Designed by

Melody Ehsani, American

Owned by

Saul Williams, American, born 1972

Description

Necklace featuring the word [Niggy] in cursive-style letters. "Niggy" is made of a light blue plastic with red pigment on top. Word is on a black plastic background, shaped around the letters. At either end of the word is a small plastic circle where the metal necklace attaches. Metal portion of necklace is a chain with clasp at the top for closure.

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Saul Williams

Date

2007

Object number

2014.188.4

Type

necklaces

Medium

metal, plastic

Dimensions

H x W x D: 11 1/4 × 3 15/16 × 1/2 in. (28.6 × 10 × 1.3 cm)

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification

Jewelry and Adornment

Exhibition

Musical Crossroads

On View

NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic

African American

Beauty culture

Clothing and dress

Fashion

Hip-hop (Music)

Identity

Language

Rock and roll (Music)

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55bb0ada5-23f1-443a-8338-36234c7b5fc2

Record ID

nmaahc_2014.188.4