Journalist pass for Nelson Mandela's State Funeral owned by Jim Vance: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A journalist pass from the state funeral of Nelson Mandela owned by Jim Vance. The badge is on a white nylon lanyard with black repeating text (2018.107.6b). The text on the lanyard reads “STATE FUNERAL” and has the seal of South Africa on either side. The lanyard has a metal clasp that attaches to the plastic covered press badge. The badge (2018.107.6a) is white and yellow with black text. An image of Nelson Mandela is at top. The text treads “STATE FUNERAL / QUNU, EASTERN CAPE / SOUTH AFRICA, 2013 / NELSON ROLIHLAHLA MANDELA / JH VANCE III / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / ST-23777 / JOURNALIST In the center of the badge is a colored image of Jim Vance. The badge has a hologram in the bottom left corner. Both sides of the badge are identical.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 2013
• Distributed by: Republic of South Africa, South African, founded 1910
• Printed by: Unidentified
• Owned by: Jim Vance, American, 1942 - 2017
• Subject of: Nelson Mandela, South African, 1918 - 2013
• Type: passes (tickets)
• Medium: ink on paper, plastic, metal, nylon
• Dimensions: H x W x D: 26 3/8 × 3 9/16 × 5/16 in. (67 × 9 × 0.8 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W x D (2018.107.6a): 5 5/8 × 3 9/16 in. (14.3 × 9 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W x D (2018.107.6b): 20 1/2 × 13/16 × 5/16 in. (52 × 2 × 0.8 cm)
• Place used: Qunu, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa, Africa
• Place used: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Africa
• Topic: Funeral customs and rites
• Topic: Identity
• Topic: International affairs
• Topic: Journalism
• Topic: Local and regional
• Topic: Politics
• Object number: 2018.107.6ab
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Estate of James H. Vance, III
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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