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Donor Name:
Jennie Kappenman  Search this
Length:
8.1 cm
Height:
16.18 cm
Depth:
1.09 cm
Culture:
British  Search this
African-American  Search this
Object Type:
Cellphone case
Place:
Liverpool, Merseyside, North West England, England, Europe
Notes:
Tough Case for Apple iPhone 8 Plus. Designed by Thomas O'Neill, a British artist who makes minimalist designs of Hip-Hop icons. This case is of Brooklyn rapper Christopher Wallace, aka Biggie Smalls, aka The Notorious B.I.G (1972-1997). The mobile phone/cellphone case is frosted white polycarbonate shell and matte black thermoplastic polyurethane liner, with the "Notorious B.I.G" icon printed in orange and brown on the shell. The numbers 1P7P/8P are impressed into the interior of the case. The case is a thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer (TPU). Portals created in the case provide access to phone buttons and plugs.
E437465 and E437466 are identical.
Record Last Modified:
7 May 2024
Specimen Count:
1
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
2090185
USNM Number:
E437465-0
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Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3d1e00117-47bd-49b1-9502-5fb371032743
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_16792211