Balbir Singh Sodhi's Sikh Turban

Sikh turban displayed in the exhibit, Beyond Bollywood: Indian Americans Shape the Nation at the National Museum of Natural History

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Description

Days after the Twin Tower attacks on September 11, 2001, Balbir Singh Sodhi, a Sikh gas station owner, was shot to death in Mesa, Arizona in one of the first acts of retaliation targeting Arab Americans, Muslim Americans, and South Asian Americans. This turban, which he once wore, was donated to the National Museum of American History by his family.

Credit Line

Gift of Rana Singh Sodhi

ID Number

2011.0255.01

catalog number

2011.0255.01

accession number

2011.0255

Object Name

turban

Physical Description

cotton (overall material)

blue (overall color)

Measurements

overall: 111 1/2 in x 80 1/2 in; 283.21 cm x 204.47 cm

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Work and Industry: Asian Pacific American Business

Cultures & Communities

American Enterprise

September 11

Exhibition

American Enterprise

Exhibition Location

National Museum of American History

Data Source