Costume headpiece from The Wiz on Broadway

Geoffrey Holder, Trinidadian American, 1930 - 2014 · 1975

This cream headpiece with rhinestone decorations is part of a costume worn in "The Wiz: The Super Soul Musical 'Wonderful Wizard of Oz'" on Broadway. The crown of the headpiece is constructed of panels of cream twill synthetic fiber that form a skullcap. Several rows of silver rhinestones of varying lengths are sewn onto the cap running from front to back. The headpiece is fastened in place with a chin strap, made of the same cream twill synthetic fiber as the skullcap, which closes with Velcro™ at the proper left side near the wearer's chin. The interior of the cap is lined in cream synthetic fiber. There is a white fabric label with gold embroidered text reading "Grace Costumes / New York" sewn at the interior center back seam.