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Speed bag gloves used by Muhammad Ali

African American Museum

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    Object Details

    Manufactured by

    Everlast Worldwide, Inc., founded 1910

    Used by

    Muhammad Ali, American, 1942 - 2016

    Description

    Black leather boxing training gloves used by Muhammad Ali. The exterior of both gloves are made out of black leather with a tan leather trim at the bottom. At the bottom of each glove on the front is a sewn on piece of white satin that has the Everlast logo and the trademark symbol on it in black ink. Below the Everlast logo, the words [Made in U.S.A.] are printed in black ink on the satin piece. The bottom of the gloves have a tan leather trim. The underside of the gloves have white thread along the top and the middle parts of the glove. The bottom of the underside of the gloves have an elastic strap. The interior of the gloves is made out of tan suede.

    Credit Line

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

    Date

    1970-1979

    Object number

    2023.91.12ab

    Restrictions & Rights

    No known copyright restrictions
    Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

    Type

    gloves

    Medium

    leather, elastic, suede, padding and ink on satin

    Dimensions

    H x W x D (a. left glove): 10 3/4 × 5 × 1 in. (27.3 × 12.7 × 2.5 cm)
    H x W x D (b. right glove): 10 3/4 × 5 × 1 in. (27.3 × 12.7 × 2.5 cm)

    Place made

    United States, North and Central America

    See more items in

    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
    Boxing
    Clothing and dress
    Sports

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5abe68212-5455-44f9-8e6c-7f2e0d3f1f71

    Record ID

    nmaahc_2023.91.12ab

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