Gold necklace with Africa pendant to promote Nina Simone's Black Gold album
date: label: Date
content: 1970
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Worn by
content: Nina Simone, American, 1933 - 2003
notes: label: Description
content: A gold plated necklace (a) with pendant in the shape of Africa, in a red box (b). The pendant has been cast with the continent's topographical features in relief, with thick gold strands representing major rivers. These necklaces were distributed to radio disc jockeys to promote the release of Nina Simone's Black Gold album.
place: label: Place used
content: United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: Africa
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Advertising
label: Topic
content: Africa
label: Topic
content: Composers (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Folk (Music)
label: Topic
content: Identity
label: Topic
content: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Jazz (Music)
label: Topic
content: Popular music
label: Topic
content: Rhythm and blues (Music)
label: Topic
content: Singers (Musicians)
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Jewelry and Adornment
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: 2011.132.11ab
objectType: label: Type
content: necklaces
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown - Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: gold , metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 18 3/4 x 2 3/4 in. (47.6 x 7 cm)