U.S. Virgin Islands Olympic pin owned by Seba Johnson: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

U.S. Virgin Islands Winter Olympic Games decorative pin. The pin has a gold exterior and a blue ring with a white center. The letters around the edge of the circle reads: [Virgin Islands / Winter Games '88]. The center has a gold eagle in the middle with Olympic rings underneath.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1988
• Created by: Unidentified
• Owned by: Seba Johnson, born 1973
• Type: buttons (information artifacts)
• Medium: metal, enamel paint
• Dimensions: H x W: 3/4 x 3/4 in. (1.9 x 1.9 cm)
• Place used: Nakiska, Alberta, Canada, North and Central America
• Place depicted: Virgin Islands of the United States, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Olympics
• Topic: Sports
• Object number: 2011.163.13
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Seba Johnson and Suzy Johnson
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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