S1W uniform

Created by

Unidentified

Subject of

Public Enemy, American, founded 1982

Description

Elements of an S1W uniform. S1W, or Security of the First World, was a group that provided security at hip-hop parties and later became a part of Public Enemy. Included here are two red berets (.1, .2), two black canvas belts (.3, .4), a black jacket (.5), a pair of black pants with a belt (.6ab), an Uzi style air gun (.7), and a pair of black boots (.8ab).

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Public Enemy

ca. 1992

Object number

2011.33.8

Restrictions & Rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions

Type

ensembles (costume)

Medium

synthetic fiber, wool, leather, rubber, plastic, metal

Classification

Clothing-Costume

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic

African American

Clothing and dress

Costume

Hip hop (Music)

Record ID

nmaahc_2011.33.8

Usage of Metadata (Object Detail Text)

Not determined

GUID (Link to Original Record)

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5958e40ee-4aad-4b0b-b417-f22492e5a974