Tsune Deer Pin, by Nao Yabumoto, Tule Lake, May 1945
date: label: date made
content: May 1945
notes: label: Description
content: This wooden pin was made by Tsuneyo Shimizu, who was incarcerated with her sister June Shimizu during WWII. During their imprisonment they both picked up arts and crafts to express themselves creatively and occupy themselves during the large amounts of free time they had. This small wooden carving of a deer shows the close relationship that the two sisters had. They were imprisoned together, and undoubtedly used each other for strength. Tsuneyo carved this pin most likely to represent that relationship and their love for each other. It depicts a small deer, connected to a wooden block that has "TSUNE" carved into it in block letters, and attached to that are two hearts, one with "T" carved into it the other with "S" carved into it.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: California, Tule Lake
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content: Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Japanese American
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Dale Cawley
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2015.0210.05
label: accession number
content: 2015.0210
label: catalog number
content: 2015.0210.05
objectType: label: Object Name
content: pin
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paint (part: material)
label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (part: material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 3.8 cm x 2.1 cm x .14 cm; 1 1/2 in x 13/16 in x 1/16 in
label: Measurements
content: part: tsune: 1.2 cm x 1.9 cm x .4 cm; 15/32 in x 3/4 in x 5/32 in
label: Measurements
content: part: deer: 1.11 cm x 1.4 cm x .1 cm; 7/16 in x 9/16 in x 1/32 in