"Niggy" necklace owned by Saul Williams
National Museum of African American History and Culture
"Niggy" necklace owned by Saul Williams
- Designed by
- Melody Eshani, 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
- 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)
- Classification
- Adornment
- Exhibition
- Musical Crossroads
- On View
- NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
- 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)
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2014.188.4
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55bb0ada5-23f1-443a-8338-36234c7b5fc2
