Commemorative cloth (Kanga): Barack Obama Inauguration
date: label: Accession Date
content: 10 Sep 2009
label: Collection Date
content: 2009
name: label: Donor Name
content: Mary Jo Arnoldi
notes: label: Notes
content: Industrial roller print textile, made to commemorate the inauguration of United States President Barack Obama, on January 20, 2009. Red background. Central medallion of black and white portrait of Obama, with "Hongera Barack Obama" ("Congratulations Barack Obama" in Swahili) printed above. This medallion is flanked by two maps of Africa. Text in Swahili across the bottom says "Upendo na amani ametujalia Mungu", which translates as "God has blessed us with peace and love". Borders are white with red plaid, and a red and blue heart / diamond motif. Small print in the selvage reads "nida nzito khanga pamba ya Tanzania giga : 7424". The ends are hemmed. Commemorative cloth like this is sold in the markets, and people have it made into shirts for men and blouses, wrapper skirts, and headties for women.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 28 Nov 2014
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Tanzania, Africa
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Tanzanian
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 2050989
label: USNM Number
content: E432584-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Textile
physicalDescription: label: Length
content: 152 cm
label: Width
content: 106 cm