Manufactured by
Fab Boutique, American
Subject of
Shakur, Assata Olugbala, American, born 1947
Million Man March, American, founded 1995
Date
2015
Medium
ink on cardboard and metal with paper, plastic laminate, metallic paint, and velvet
Dimensions
H x W (Earrings): 3 1/8 × 1 3/8 in. (7.9 × 3.5 cm)
H x W (Overall including packaging): 4 1/8 × 3 in. (10.5 × 7.6 cm)
Description
A pair of "fab" earrings.
The earrings are on a cardboard tag. It has a pale cheetah print background. There is a pink circle in the middle with a pink border with a 3-D effect. There are smaller grey and white circles going around the pink circle. The word [fab] is printed inside the pink circle with black ink and there is a hole at the top of the tag. Underneath the circle there is a "fab" website. Below, in a white background it reads [visit lovemyfab @] with logos for Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and Pinterest.
The earrings have gold fish hook backs. The earrings are a large rectangle with a sepia portrait of Assata Shakur. She is holding a sign with the numbers [97379]. The word [POLICE] is partially showing behind the numbers. The images has a clear plastic cover over it.
The backs of the earrings are a bronze metallic color. There are floral designs made out of a soft black material. The back of the tag has the pale cheetah pattern with the outline of a pink heart. There is text about the earrings inside of the heart. There is also a white circle at the bottom with a black outline and a handwritten red [10] inside.
Place collected
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
Million Man March Anniversary Collection
Classification
Jewelry and Adornment
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera
Movement
Black Lives Matter
Type
earrings
portraits
Topic
Fashion
Race relations
Social reform
U.S. History, 2001-
Women
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2015.251.14.10abc
Restrictions & Rights
Restrictions likely apply. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57677be97-da7f-447a-8ca0-c0ffb853fe0d

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