Pinback button for a Kwanzaa Expo: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A red and black pinback button for a Kwanzaa Expo. The button has red background with a black design. At center there is a depiction of a man standing with his arms outstretched. Below him, a woman is sitting cross-legged with her had together at center. Black lettering at top and bottom read [Kwanzaa / Expo]. The back of the button has a metal pin with a clasp.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: after 1966
• Manufactured by: Unidentified
• Type: buttons (information artifacts)
• Medium: ink on paper with metal and plastic
• Dimensions: H x W x D: 2 3/4 × 1 3/4 × 7/16 in. (7 × 4.4 × 1.1 cm)
• Place used: United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: African diaspora
• Topic: Black power
• Topic: Holidays and festivals
• Object number: 2013.68.72
• 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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