Pinback button of Nelson Mandela
date: label: Date
content: 1990
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Nelson Mandela, South African, 1918 - 2013
label: Subject of
content: African National Congress, South African, founded 1912
notes: label: Description
content: A striped pinback button featuring an image of Nelson Mandela. The background colors of the button, black, green, and yellow are the colors of the African National Congress flag. At the top of the button the words [FREE MAN] appear in white text, the bottom reads [NELSON MANDELA] in black text. In the middle is an image of Mandela's face in brown ink. There are stains on the front of the button, the metal back of the button is in excellent condition.
place: label: Place depicted
content: South Africa, Africa
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Africa
label: Topic
content: Communication
label: Topic
content: Decolonization
label: Topic
content: Freedom
label: Topic
content: International affairs
label: Topic
content: Justice
label: Topic
content: Prisons
label: Topic
content: Social reform
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
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2011.178.6
objectType: label: Type
content: buttons (information artifacts)
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: metal, ink on paper, plastic laminate
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 2 1/4 x 1/4 in. (5.7 x 0.6 cm)