Pinback button celebrating the seven principles of Kwanzaa: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Square pin-back button featuring the silhouette of a man and woman's head. Between the two heads is a candle holder with seven candles and two small brown cups. The cup near the woman's head has black type that reads, [DEC 26]. The cup near the man's head reads, [JAN 1]. Green and black type surrounds imagery on all four sides. Type reads, [NGUZO SABA/THE 7 PRINCIPLES OF/KWANZAA/UJIMA/COLL. WORK/RESP/UJAMAA/COOP. ECO./NIA/PURPOSE/KUUMBA/CREATIVITY/IMANI/FAITH/UMOJA/UNITY/KUJICHAGULLA/SELF-DETERMINATION].

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1960 - 1999
• Manufactured by: Unidentified
• Owned by: Jan Bailey, American, 1942 - 2010
• Type: buttons (information artifacts)
• Medium: metal, paper
• Dimensions: H x W x D: 2 1/8 × 1 15/16 × 3/8 in. (5.4 × 5 × 1 cm)
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Holidays and festivals
• Topic: Religion
• Object number: 2013.201.1.16
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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