Short, white and red acolyte robe (a), with skirt (b), and collar (c). The robe has a border along the waist and sleeves. Border is a red embroidered geometric pattern with interlocking, elongated diamonds. Within each diamond is a cross. Where the diamonds overlap is a smaller solid diamond. Robe length stops just below the waist. Long, red, adjustable skirt with ties at back. Hem runs roughly four inches from the bottom. String ties for adjustable waist. Red collar with round base stitched to the collar band. Collar is secured with two (2) snaps at the back below the collar band.
| Date | ca. 1963 |
| Created by | Unidentified |
| Used by | First African Methodist Episcopal Church of Los Angeles, American, founded 1872 |
| Place used | Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America |
| Medium | cloth |
| Dimensions | H x W (Robe): 30 1/2 × 45 1/2 in. (77.5 × 115.6 cm) |
| Dimensions | H x W (Skirt): 40 × 29 1/2 in. (101.6 × 74.9 cm) |
| Dimensions | H x W (Collar): 7 × 12 1/2 in. (17.8 × 31.8 cm) |
| Credit Line | Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of First A.M.E. Church of Los Angeles |
| Object number | 2013.70.4abc |
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