Flower Brooches and Pins
Item
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Title
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Flower Brooches and Pins
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Rights
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Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C.. Creative Commons.
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Creator
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Shigeko Shintaku (unknown), Iwa Miura (unknown),
and Grace Ayako Ito (unknown)
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Date
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c. 1942-1946
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Description
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A dozen brooches and pins that were made by victims at the Tule Lake and Topaz internment camps. They were made from hand bleached shells and worn for makeshift funerals and weddings.
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Format
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Pins. Shell. Ribbon. Scrap Metal. 4 in x 2 3/4 in x 1 1/8 in; 10.16 cm x 6.985 cm x 2.8575 cm.
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Publisher
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Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
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Contributor
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Riana Best
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Identifier
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Smithsonian American Art Museum. 1986.3153.16.
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Subject
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Japan; Internment; Flowers; Brooch; Pin
Brooches and COrsages