brooch, Wooden Butterfly Pin, carved from lionwood by an elderly man in Poston, 1940s

brooch, Wooden Butterfly Pin, carved from lionwood by an elderly man in Poston, 1940s

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Currently not on view
Object Name
broach
brooch
butterfly brooch
Associated Place
United States: Montana, Missoula
Physical Description
wood (overall material)
metal (base material)
paint (overall; top material)
yellow (top color)
orange (overall; top color)
Measurements
overall: 1 3/32 in x 1 3/16 in x 3/4 in; 2.794 cm x 3.048 cm x 1.905 cm
ID Number
2016.0162.02
accession number
2016.0162
catalog number
2016.0162.02
Credit Line
Gift of Roger Shimomura
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Political and Military History: Armed Forces History, Japanese American
Data Source
National Museum of American History
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