- Created by
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Designed by
- Wallace, Herman, American, 1941 - 2013
- Commissioned by
- Wallace, Herman, American, 1941 - 2013
- Subject of
- Drummer, Marina, American
- Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, American, founded 1835
- Date
- after 2008
- Medium
- (a): metal
- (b), (c), (d): ink paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (Medallion on chain): 11 1/2 × 2 5/16 × 3/8 in. (29.2 × 5.8 × 1 cm)
- H x W (Star Notes): 8 × 10 3/16 in. (20.3 × 25.9 cm)
- H x W (Pyramid Notes): 8 × 10 5/16 in. (20.3 × 26.2 cm)
- H x W (Large paper note): 9 7/8 × 8 3/8 in. (25.1 × 21.3 cm)
- Description
- A metal medallion necklace (a) with design notes (bcd), designed and commissioned by Herman Wallace while incarcerated at Angola Prison. The metal medallion, crafted by an unknown inmate at Angola through the Hobbycraft program, is designed with Herman’s name overlaying another symbol and the larger star and is attached to a metal chain. On the reverse is the inscription “Angola 3” and name “maria” for Wallace's partner, Maria Hinds.There are three paper notes created by Herman Wallace: (b) A small piece of lined paper with colored medallion design doodles; (c) A small piece of lined paper with colored pyramidal design doodles; and (d) A wide-ruled sheet of paper with geometric doodles.
- Place used
- Angola, West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Herman Wallace Archival Collection
- Classification
- Jewelry and Adornment
- Type
- jewelry
- Topic
- American South
- Craftsmanship
- Design
- Identity
- Men
- Prisons
- Social life and customs
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Maria Hinds
- Object number
- A2018.36.1.15.5abcd
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
- Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




