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Pinback button for Kwanzaa

Unidentifiedafter 1966

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Washington, D.C., United States

A pinback button for Kwanzaa. The button has a white background and a drawing in red, yellow, green, and black ink. At the center of the drawing is a circle filled with the depiction of two people looking at one another. Below them are a depiction of apples and bananas. Two infants are visible amongst the fruit. At the top of the center circle, there is a drawing of the Mishumaa Saba (seven candles). Within each candles white text reads [Kujichagulia / Ujima / Ujamaa / Umoja / Nia / Kuumba / Imani]. Additional symbols of Kwanzaa including the mazao (crops), Mahindi (corn), the Kikombe cha Umoja (unity cup), and the Kwanzaa dates [Dec. 26 /Jan. 1], are depicted on the sides of the center circle. At the bottom large green lettering reads [Kwanzaa]. The back of the button has a metal pin with a clasp.

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  • Title: Pinback button for Kwanzaa
  • Creator: Unidentified
  • Date Created: after 1966
  • Physical Dimensions: H x W x D: 2 9/16 × 2 9/16 × 1/4 in. (6.5 × 6.5 × 0.6 cm)
  • Subject Keywords: African diaspora, Black power, Holidays and festivals, Identity, Pan Africanism
  • Rights: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of T. Rasul Murray
  • External Link: https://nmaahc.si.edu/object/nmaahc_2013.68.42
  • Medium: ink on paper with metal and plastic
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

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