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Victor Harris, Big Chief of the Spirit of Fi Yi Yi and the Mandingo Warriors, suit in memory of Collins “Coach” Lewis

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Victor Harris, Big Chief of the Spirit of Fi Yi Yi and the Mandingo Warriors, suit in memory of Collins “Coach” Lewis

Description

Victor Harris, Big Chief of the Spirit of Fi Yi Yi and the Mandingo Warriors wearing his "Bumpy Blue" suit. “Bumpy Blue” was a nickname of Collins "Coach" Lewis. Lewis was a member of the Spirit of Fi-Yi-Yi and the Mandingo Warriors from its beginning in 1984. He served as a cultural historian, musician, and premier sewer of Black masking Indian suits.

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Photograph by Jeffrey D. Ehrenreich

Date

 2012

Type

Still Image

Collection

Sewing Uprising Collection

Citation

Photograph by Jeffrey D. Ehrenreich, “Victor Harris, Big Chief of the Spirit of Fi Yi Yi and the Mandingo Warriors, suit in memory of Collins “Coach” Lewis,” Mystery in Motion | Louisiana State Museum, accessed May 28, 2022, http://mysteryinmotion.info/items/show/195.

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