Figurine of 2016 Rio Olympic logo owned by Simone Manuel: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

The detached green base is in the shape of a scalene triangle, with each side a different length. The three corners are rounded, not pointed. There is a small hole near one of the three sides. There is a white rounded shape with text on it. It reads [Rio 2016] in black. The five (5) Olympic rings are below it, in color. There is a shape above the text. It is green, yellow, and blue, and contains three abstract figures with arms connected. There are some scratches on the top and bottom of the base. On the bottom there is white text which reads [TM Rio 2016 © 2010]. There is white text along one of the sides which reads [XXXI Olimpíada Rio 2016].

The figurine is red, blue, orange, yellow, and green. It is a 3-D version of the Rio 2016 logo and features three (3) abstract figures with arms connected. The middle figure is yellow, orange, and red, the figure on the proper left side is blue, red, and green, and the figure on the proper right is green, blue, and orange. There is a crack on the green figure’s “arm”. There is a small peg-like protrusion on the center figure that connects to the hole on the base.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 2016
• Designed by: Tátil Design de Ideias, Brazilian, founded 1989
• Used by: Simone Manuel, American, born 1996
• Type: figurines
• Medium: plastic
• Dimensions: H x W x D (.8a figures): 1 × 4 1/4 × 3 1/2 in. (2.5 × 10.8 × 8.9 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W x D (.8b base): 3 1/2 × 4 3/4 × 1/2 in. (8.9 × 12.1 × 1.3 cm)
• Place used: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Latin America, South America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Athletes
• Topic: Olympics
• Topic: Sports
• Topic: U.S. History, 2001-
• Object number: 2018.99.8
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Simone Ashley Manuel
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: © International Olympic Committee Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.