84 results for: Black/African American
Mount Zion Baptist Church patch, ca. 1980s-2000s
Founded in 1890, Mount Zion Baptist Church in Seattle is recognized as one of the oldest Black churches in the Pacific Northwest. In the year 2000 it was also the largest congregation. This patch is from the family of Rev. Dr. Samuel B. McKinney (1926-2018) who was pastor at Mount Zion from 1958 to 1998 and again from 2005 to…
ID Number:2019.105.RefPatch
Date:Circa 1980-2000
Mask, "I Can't Breathe," made by Sonia Wooten-Gill, FayWoo's Signature Collection, 2020
Among the local designers and artists who began making face masks in 2020, many Black designers were inspired to infuse powerful messages into their creations. This mask was made by local milliner and clothing designer Sonia Wooten-Gill whose line is called FayeWoo’s Signature Collection. "I Can't Breathe" were the last words of Eric Garner, a Black man who died in…
ID Number:2020.30.1
Date:2020
Mask, "Juneteenth 1865," by Ashaunti Martin-Smith, Ashaunti Monique Customs, 2020
Among the local designers and artists who began making face masks in 2020, many Black designers were inspired to infuse powerful messages into their creations. This mask was sewn and hand painted by designer Ashaunti Martin-Smith of Ashaunti Monique Customs. Juneteenth is a celebration of Black liberation, celebrated on June 19th. It is the anniversary of the day in 1865…
ID Number:2020.30.2
Date:2020
Two plastic bottles of homemade eyewash used during the racial justice protests in Seattle in June, 2020
These recycled plastic water bottles held homemade eyewash solutions for treating effects of chemical agents like teargas and pepper spray used by police on protesters during the June protests for racial justice, 2020. They were collected by MOHAI staff from Cal Anderson Park in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle.
ID Number:2020.Protest.1
Date:2020
Black parka painted by artist Malcolm Procter aka Wolf Delux, 2021
Malcolm Procter, who goes by the artist name of Wolf Delux, creates “wearable paintings” by decorating secondhand clothing with dynamic linework. His energetic and distinctive style is done with paint or bleach to create the desired effect on each garment. Procter is a Black artist and was born and raised in Seattle. His work takes inspiration from many sources, including…
ID Number:2021.72.1
Date:2021
Painted mask made by Wolf Delux, aka Malcolm Procter, 2021
Malcolm Procter, who goes by the artist name of Wolf Delux, painted this mask during the COVID-19 pandemic. His distinctive linework style is done with paint or bleach to create the desired effect on each item. Procter is a Black artist and was born and raised in Seattle. His work takes inspiration from many sources, including pop art, video games,…
ID Number:2021.72.2
Date:2021
Jar of Original Hill's Bro BBQ Sauce, 2024
Run by brothers Robert and Zebedee Hill, Hill's Brother's BBQ Pit opened in 1952 in a small wooden building on 21st Avenue between East Cherry and East Jefferson streets in Seattle's Central Area. The barbecue stand served sweet potato pie, spicy sauce on smoked ribs, and white bread and butter through the 1990s. MOHAI also has in the collection photos…
ID Number:2024.25.1
Date:2024
Door from John "Doc" Hamilton's speakeasy in Seattle, ca. 1920s
John Henry "Doc" Hamilton (1891-1942) moved from Mississippi to Seattle around 1914 at the age of 23. He served in WWI in the 92nd infantry division in France and returned to Seattle after the war ended. When the Prohibition Act took effect in 1920, Hamilton opened his first speakeasy in his home on E. Union Street. Seattle police shut it…
ID Number:2024.27.1
Date:Circa 1920-1930
"Hendus" jersey from Dave Henderson baseball camp, 1990s
Dave “Hendu” Henderson (1958-2015) was a baseball player who made his MLB debut with the Seattle Mariners in 1981. In 1986 he was traded to the Boston Red Sox, and is most remembered for a two-strike, two-out, two-run home run in the top of the ninth during Game 5 of the 1986 American League Championship. He later played for the…
ID Number:2024.39.9
Date:Circa 1994-2000
Seattle Storm lunchbox with Semeka Randall-Lay #21 and Lauren Jackson #15, 2001
The Seattle Storm is a Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) member team founded in 2000. This lunchbox was collected by long-standing fans of the team. Featured on the lunchbox are Semeka Randall-Lay who played on the 2001 team before transferring to the Utah Jazz, and Lauren Jackson who played for the Storm from 2001 to 2012 and was a consistant…
ID Number:2024.48.1
Date:2001