Eyepatch worn by Slick Rick

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Object Details

Created by

Unidentified

Subject of

Slick Rick, British American, born 1965

Description

Royal blue eyepatch with teal inner lining. The concave eyepatch has a black elastic strap and a light blue interior.

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Ricky Walters, professionally known as Slick Rick

Date

1980s - 2000s

Object number

2014.203.9

Restrictions & Rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Type

patches (costume accessories)

costume accessories worn

Medium

cloth and elastic

Dimensions

H x W x D: 2 3/8 × 3 1/8 × 9 1/2 in. (6 × 7.9 × 24.1 cm)

Place collected

Bronx, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification

Clothing - Costume

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

Clothing and dress

Hip-hop (Music)

Rappers (Musicians)

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd50e8a2b1e-b817-49de-860e-b721c1f84a77

Record ID

nmaahc_2014.203.9