Issued by:

Tuff Gong, Jamaican, founded 1970  Search this

Subject of:

Bob Marley, Jamaican, 1945 - 1981  Search this

Bob Marley and the Wailers, Jamaican, 1963 - 1981  Search this

Medium:

ink on paper with metal and plastic

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 1 3/4 × 1 3/4 × 5/16 in. (4.4 × 4.4 × 0.8 cm)

Type:

buttons (information artifacts)

Place depicted:

Jamaica, Caribbean, North and Central America

Date:

after 1970

Description:

A pinback button for Tuff Gong. The button background looks like a record with red and yellow stripes and a black circle at the center. Red and yellow block text at center reads [Tuff / Gong]. Black text on the left side read [Smile Jamaica / Bob Marley and the Wailers]. Black text on the right side read [Prod. by Bob Marley]. The back of the button has a metal pin with a clasp.

Topic:

African American  Search this

Advertising  Search this

Business  Search this

Reggae (Music)  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of T. Rasul Murray

Object number:

2013.68.98

Restrictions & Rights:

Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5bdc59adc-6fd8-49d8-aa2e-c16de39d1580

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2013.68.98