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The costume consists of a tightly fitting corset worn over a one piece draped silk sleeved and skirted cloak, and is worn with two leather arm cuffs and a wide beaded necklace. It was designed by Julie Taymor (b.1952) and was worn with a mask co-designed by Julie Taymor and Michael Curry (owner and president of Michael Curry Design Inc). \r\n\r\nJulie Taymor is a director and designer and has worked with both stage and screen productions. She received two Tony Awards for her work on <i>The Lion King</i>, one for direction and one for Original Costume design, making her the first woman to win a Tony Award for directing a musical. \r\n\r\nThe musical of <i>The Lion King</i> is based on the original 1994 Disney film.  Directed by Julie Taymor, the musical debuted on the 8th of July 1997 at the Orpheum Theatre Minneapolis, Minnesota, before premiering on Broadway at the New Amsterdam Theatre on October 15th 1997. The London premiere of <i>The Lion King</i> took place at the Lyceum Theatre on October 19th 1999 and the show is still running. \r\n\r\nSarabi is the queen of the Pride Lands; mother of Simba, mate of Mufasa and sister-in-law of Scar. This costume is a replica of the original Sarabi costume that was specially made for the V&A.","physicalDescription":"Costume from the musical <i>The Lion King</i> for the character of Sarabi. The costume consists of a tightly fitting corset worn over a one piece draped silk sleeved and skirted cloak, and is worn with two leather arm cuffs and a wide beaded necklace. \nS.3140:1-2010: Tightly fitting brown, white and yellow corset made from cotton drill and stretch satin and fastening at the back with a nylon zip. The entire surface of the corset is decorated with motifs made from bands and groups of cowrie shells and brass, glass, wood and seed beads.\r\nS.3140:2-2010: Full body sleeved and skirted silk twill 'drape'. The vivid yellow ground has been digitally printed with geometric patterns in black and rust brown. Stretch satin panels have been added where the 'drape' fits closely on the arms and legs, but the remainder falls softly over the head and hangs from the shoulders to form a draped ankle length skirt.\r\nS.3140:3-2010: Heavy circular necklace on a cotton drill base, decorated with rows of dark brown, amber and yellow glass, wood and seed beads.\r\nS.3140:4, 5, 6, 7-2010: Hand painted gold leather cuff, decorated with three parallel ridges. Designed to be worn of the forearm and to fit closely from wrist to just below the elbow. 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The lioness mask can be interpreted as both a water urn balancing on Sarabi’s head, or as a queen’s crown.\nDesigned by Julie Taymor \nSilk, leather, cotton, shell, glass, wood and brass\nMuseum no. S.3140:1 to 7-2010 \nGiven by The Walt Disney Company","date":{"text":"2022","earliest":"2022-01-01","latest":"2022-12-31"}}],"partNumbers":["S.3140:1-2010","S.3140:2-2010","S.3140:3-2010","S.3140:4-2010","S.3140:5-2010","S.3140:6-2010","S.3140:7-2010"],"accessionNumberNum":"3140","accessionNumberPrefix":"S","accessionYear":2010,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE","corsets","theatre costume [1]","theatre costume [2]","theatre costume [3]","theatre costume [4]","theatre costume [5]","theatre costume [6]"],"assets":["2023NM5414"],"recordModificationDate":"2026-04-02","recordCreationDate":"2010-12-03","availableToBook":false}}