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Tongo Rad’s (Victor Brandt) Tribal Ensemble - STAR TREK: THE ORIGINAL SERIES (1966 - 1969) - THIS WA

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Tongo Rad’s (Victor Brandt) Tribal Ensemble - STAR TREK: THE ORIGINAL SERIES (1966 - 1969) - THIS WA


Tongo Rad’s (Victor Brandt) tribal vest from Gene Roddenberry’s space adventure Star Trek: The Original Series. This gold and burgundy embroidered, button front, sleeveless vest features macramé flowers along the placket and a stand collar. This costume comes from series costume designer William Ware Theiss’ personal collection, having been stored away from the damaging conditions often seen with traditional studio storage. Thereafter, archived by the Comisar Collection, it has been meticulously cared for and stored in a light, climate and humidity controlled fine art warehouse. The vest is in very fine, production-used, vintage condition overall, with the vest retaining vibrant colors.

In the episode ‘The Way to Eden’ (320), the USS Enterprise pursues the stolen ship Aurora, eventually destroying it after beaming up its counter-culture occupants. Due to production budget constraints, ‘doubles’ (duplicates) of episode-specific costumes were seldom constructed for the series, and most likely this is the only such vest Tongo Rad utilizes in the episode, which he wears as he searches for Eden with his hippie-like counterparts.

Provenance: Mr. William Ware Theiss