Packaging for Salaam Brand sardines
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1975
name: label: Distributed by
content: Nation of Islam, American, founded 1930
label: Manufactured by
content: Salaam International, American
notes: label: Description
content: Packaging for sardines imported and distributed by Salaam International, a division of the Nation of Islam. The packaging consists of a single piece of cardboard in a turqoise blue color and printed with black and yellow text. When folded, the piece forms a rectangular box. In the center, text reads [SALAAM / BRAND IMPORTED / SARDINES]. At the top, in between two sections of Arabic writing is [THE NATION OF ISLAM] with a small globe graphic. Along the bottom, text reads [PRODUCT OF MOROCCO IMPORTED & DISTRIBUTED BY THE NATION OF ISLAM].
place: label: Place used
content: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
label: Place made
content: Morocco, North Africa, Africa
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Africa
label: Topic
content: Business
label: Topic
content: Cooking and dining
label: Topic
content: Foodways
label: Topic
content: Nation of Islam
label: Topic
content: Religion
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Nadar Ali and Family
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2015.27.1
objectType: label: Type
content: packaging
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on cardboard
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 8 5/8 × 7 1/4 in. (21.8 × 18.4 cm)