Pendant with a female symbol: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A metal pendant with the female symbol on one side and text and numbers on the other side. The symbol, text, and numbers are punched with small holes into the pendant. One side has the female symbol is at center, below the hole at the top. The other side has text and numbers throughout that read [FIR / 6121 / 78].

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: ca. 1978
• Manufactured by: Unidentified
• Type: pendants (jewelry)
• Medium: metal
• Dimensions: H x W x D: 1 13/16 × 1 3/4 × 1/8 in. (4.6 × 4.4 × 0.3 cm)
• Place used: United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Activism
• Topic: Feminism
• Topic: Identity
• Object number: 2013.68.144
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of T. Rasul Murray
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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