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Bodysuit and Candybox headband ornament

(American, 1954–1990)
1988
Medium/Technique(Body suit) wool, synthetic; (Candy box) synthetic, beads, cardboard
DimensionsCenter back (Bodysuit): 96.5 cm (38 in.)
Overall (Candybox head ornament): 2.5 × 25.4 × 24.1 cm (1 × 10 × 9 1/2 in.)
Credit LineGift of Bjorn G. Amelan and Bill T. Jones
Accession number2016.494-495
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceJanuary 1, 1990, by inheritance from artist to Bjorn G. Amelan; 2016, gift of Bjorn G. Amelan and Bill T. Jones, Valley Cottage, NY to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 28, 2016)
CopyrightReproduced with permission.`
Group shot: 2016.496.1-3
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