Pinback buttons for an African Street Festival
date: label: Date
content: 1990
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Nelson Mandela, South African, 1918 - 2013
notes: label: Description
content: 2013.68.6.1: A yellow pinback button with green and red lettering. The green letters are centered in the top perimeter of the button and read [African]. Directly below, black text reads [Street Festival]. Between the two words is a face. Below, in red ink, is the date [1990]. In the center of the button is an image of Nelson Mandela. Shown from the waist up, he stands with his right arm raised in the air. The lower part of his torso creates the form of the African continent. Below the image is a Zulu phrase in red ink that reads [Si Munye]. Beneath, in black text, is the English translation, [We Are One]. The back of the button has a pin with a clasp.
label: Description
content: 2013.68.6.2: A pinback white button with green and red lettering. The green letters are centered in the top perimeter of the button and read [African]. Directly below is black text that reads [Street Festival]. Between the two words is a face. Below, in red ink, is the date [1990]. In the center of the button is an image of Nelson Mandela. Shown from the waist up, he stands with his right arm raised in the air. The lower part of his torso creates the form of the African continent. Below the image is a Zulu phrase in red ink that reads [Si Munye]. Beneath, in black text, is the English translation, [We Are One]. The back of the button has a pin with a clasp.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: Africa
label: Topic
content: African diaspora
label: Topic
content: Arts and music festivals
label: Topic
content: Holidays and festivals
label: Topic
content: Justice
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of T. Rasul Murray
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2013.68.6.1-.2
objectType: label: Type
content: buttons (information artifacts)
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: ink on paper on metal with plastic
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (2013.68.6.1): 2 9/16 × 2 9/16 × 5/16 in. (6.5 × 6.5 × 0.8 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (2013.68.6.2): 2 1/4 × 2 1/4 × 5/16 in. (5.7 × 5.7 × 0.8 cm)