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Pair of Air Jordan I shoes game worn and autographed by Michael Jordan

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    Object Details

    Manufactured by

    Nike Inc., American, founded 1971

    Worn by

    Michael Jordan, American, born 1963

    Signed by

    Michael Jordan, American, born 1963

    Description

    A pair of Nike brand red, white, and black Air Jordan I high top sneakers. The toe box is made of white leather with small perforated holes. The toe cap and vamp are made of red leather. The heel counter and a band along the ankle high top portion are red leather, as well as a black leather Nike "swoosh" on the outside and inside of the vamp. The ankle high top also has fabric painted black on it, and is lined with black nylon. Printed in black on the outside of the high top is the text "AIR JORDAN" above a winged basketball. Michael Jordan's signature is written in black ink on the outside heel of both shoes. The tongue is faced with white nylon and backed with white breathable nylon, with a layer of soft foam between them and then machine quilted in a series of horizontal parallel lines. A red fabric tag with white machine-embroidered text reading "NIKE / AIR" separated by a white "swoosh" is sewn at the top outside of the tongue, then folded over and attached to the reverse of the tongue, with trademark information on the back part of the tag and the text "MADE IN REP. OF KOREA" at the bottom. The shoes are laced with black nylon shoe laces with clear plastic aglets. The outer soles are made of hard white rubber edged around the uppers and hard red rubber on the bottoms. The insoles are made of foam covered in white terry cloth on the top, with the text "NIKE / AIR" printed in red near the heel. White text reading "13 1/2 850102-TYPS" is printed on the black lining of the inside of the high top.

    Credit Line

    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

    Date

    1984-1985

    Object number

    2015.198ab

    Restrictions & Rights

    © Nike
    Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

    Type

    athletic shoes

    Medium

    leather, rubber, nylon, foam, and nylon shoelaces with plastic aglets

    Dimensions

    H x W x D (left shoe (a)): 6 1/2 × 4 3/8 × 12 1/2 in. (16.5 × 11.1 × 31.8 cm)
    H x W x D (right shoe (b)): 6 1/2 × 4 1/2 × 12 1/2 in. (16.5 × 11.4 × 31.8 cm)

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    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

    Classification

    Clothing - Sports Uniforms

    Exhibition

    Sports: Leveling the Playing Field

    On View

    NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 052

    Data Source

    National Museum of African American History and Culture

    Topic

    African American
    Athletes
    Basketball
    Clothing and dress
    Fashion
    Sports

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55a44a427-56a5-4273-8a1b-5f2380a0bfea

    Record ID

    nmaahc_2015.198ab

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