Star of Ethiopia Medal, presented to Duke Ellington
date: label: presentation date
content: 1973
name: label: recipient
content: Ellington, Duke
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This medal was made by Bedros A. Sevadjian in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. It was presented to Duke Ellington by Emperor Haile Selassie in 1973. The medal is an 8-pointed Star of Ethiopia made of metal with a green, red, and yellow ribbon. The medal is accessioned with an original wooden box covered in green leather, metal clasp, and lined with white plush. The medal is stamped:</p>
label: Description
content: <p>B.A. SEVADJIAN<br>ADDIS ABABA</p>
label: Description
content: <p>Duke Ellington and his Orchestra were on their last European tour in late 1973 when The U.S. State Department arranged performances for the group in Africa, before their return to the United States. The African leg of the tour included performances in Addis Ababa, Egypt on November 21, 22, and 23 and then in Nairobi, Kenya on November 24, and 25. Ellington and his Orchestra departed for the United States the following day where they concluded their 1973 tour.</p>
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: Ethiopia: Ādīs Ābeba, Ādīs Ābeba
topic: label: Subject
content: Awards and Prizes
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content: Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
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content: Popular Entertainment
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
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content: Jazz
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1989.0369.264
label: accession number
content: 1989.0369
label: catalog number
content: 1989.0369.264
objectType: label: Object Name
content: medal
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: ribbon (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: leather (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: medal: 3/4 in x 3 3/16 in x 11 in; 1.905 cm x 8.09625 cm x 27.94 cm
label: Measurements
content: box: 1 9/16 in x 4 13/16 in x 6 7/8 in; 3.96875 cm x 12.22375 cm x 17.4625 cm