Jersey for the Milwaukee Bucks worn and signed by Kareem Abdul-Jabar

Object Details

Manufactured by

Sand-Knit, American, 1921 - 1984

Worn by

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, American, born 1947

Signed by

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, American, born 1947

Subject of

Milwaukee Bucks, American, founded 1968

Description

Milwaukee Bucks basketball jersey worn and signed by Kareem Abdul-Jabar. The Jersey is green with red and white trimming around the sleeves and the neck line. The Milwaukee logo is in red cursive type, angled up towards the right. The number “33” is stitched below and to the right. On reverse, in red cursive type outlined in white with white stitching connecting it to the jersey is “ABDUL-JABBAR" and "33.” The name is oriented in a semi-circle over the number, which is larger in size than the letters. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar signed the jersey with black ink on the Milwaukee logo on the front of the jersey, on the left side. There are three tags sewn into the bottom left corner of the front of the jersey. The top tag is white with black and gold type It reads “Designed & Tailored / Exclusively for the / Milwaukee Bucks / NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION / by / Sand-KnitR / SAND-KNIT DIVISION / MEDALIST INDUSTRIES.” The middle tag is white with black and gold type. It reads “MILWAUKEE / SPORTING GOODS CO. / MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN / DISTRIBUTORS / Sand-KnitR / SAND-KNIT DIVISION / MEDALIST INDUSTRIES.” The bottom tag is white with black and gold type. It reads “SIZE 44 / Sand-KnitR / MACHINE WASH SEPARATELY BY COLOR / IN LUKEWARM WATER (100° F). DO / NOT BLEACH. TUMBLE DRY AT LOW / SETTING. DO NOT DRY CLEAN OR IRON / SAND-KNIT DIVISION / MEDALIST INDUSTRIES.” An additional white tag with blue and black type not original to the uniform is attached to the interior of the right sleeve. It reads “MEARS / Memorabilia Evaluation and Research Services” at the top and has a handwritten date “01/2014” next to the words "Photography / Archiving."

Credit Line

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

1973-1975

Object number

2014.30.4

Restrictions & Rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Type

jerseys

sports uniforms

Medium

synthetic fiber, thread, paper, plastic

Dimensions

H x W x D: 34 1/4 × 21 1/2 × 1/2 in. (87 × 54.6 × 1.3 cm)

Place used

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, North and Central America

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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

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic

African American

Athletes

Basketball

Clothing and dress

Sports

Record ID

nmaahc_2014.30.4

Metadata Usage (text)

CC0

GUID (Link to Original Record)

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58b8c0456-efb7-4d60-ae7d-0619855429f3