- Distributed by
- Salaam International, American
- Subject of
- Nation of Islam, American, founded 1930
- Date
- ca. 1986
- Medium
- ink on cardboard
- Dimensions
- H x W (Flat): 6 × 9 9/16 in. (15.2 × 24.3 cm)
- H x W x D (Upright): 4 3/4 × 9 9/16 × 1 1/4 in. (12.1 × 24.3 × 3.2 cm)
- Description
- Packaging for hummos-tahini distributed by Salaam International, a division of the Nation of Islam. The packaging consists of printed blue text on a single piece of white cardboard that forms a rectangular box when folded. At center of the front is [HUMMOS-TAHINI / In Twin Pouches] in English surrounded by printed text in Arabic. At the top left corner is the Salaam logo and [ENTREE CLASSICS TM] printed diagonally. At bottom left is printed ["Your most / delicious food - / perfectly / preserved." / NO FREEZING / NO REFRIGERATION / NO PRESERVATIVES* / READY TO USE]. Along the right side flap is printed [Exp. Date July 1986]. The back repeats some of the text on the front along with preparation instructions adn a list of ingredients. At bottom right is [Produced in the U.S.A. exclusively for Salaam by Mid-America Foods, Inc., Chicago, IL 60644].
- Place made
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
- Type
- packaging
- Topic
- Business
- Cooking and dining
- Foodways
- Nation of Islam
- Religion
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Nadar Ali and Family
- Object number
- 2015.27.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




