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Manufactured by:
Fab Boutique, American  Search this
Subject of:
Assata Olugbala Shakur, American, born 1947  Search this
Million Man March, American, founded 1995  Search this
Medium:
ink on cardboard and metal with paper, plastic laminate, metallic paint, and velvet
Dimensions:
H x W (Earrings): 3 1/8 × 1 3/8 in. (7.9 × 3.5 cm)
H x W (Overall including packaging): 4 1/8 × 3 in. (10.5 × 7.6 cm)
Type:
earrings
portraits
Place collected:
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Date:
2015
Description:
A pair of "fab" earrings.
The earrings are on a cardboard tag. It has a pale cheetah print background. There is a pink circle in the middle with a pink border with a 3-D effect. There are smaller grey and white circles going around the pink circle. The word [fab] is printed inside the pink circle with black ink and there is a hole at the top of the tag. Underneath the circle there is a "fab" website. Below, in a white background it reads [visit lovemyfab @] with logos for Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and Pinterest.
The earrings have gold fish hook backs. The earrings are a large rectangle with a sepia portrait of Assata Shakur. She is holding a sign with the numbers [97379]. The word [POLICE] is partially showing behind the numbers. The images has a clear plastic cover over it.
The backs of the earrings are a bronze metallic color. There are floral designs made out of a soft black material. The back of the tag has the pale cheetah pattern with the outline of a pink heart. There is text about the earrings inside of the heart. There is also a white circle at the bottom with a black outline and a handwritten red [10] inside.
Topic:
African American  Search this
Fashion  Search this
Race relations  Search this
Social reform  Search this
U.S. History, 2001-  Search this
Women  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2015.251.14.10abc
Restrictions & Rights:
Restrictions likely apply. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Collection title:
Million Man March Anniversary Collection
Classification:
Adornment
Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
Movement:
Black Lives Matter
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57677be97-da7f-447a-8ca0-c0ffb853fe0d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2015.251.14.10abc