Cardinal Pin
Cardinal Pin
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- Description
- This tiny carving of a cardinal has a bright red color that Sadao Oka most likely spent tenuous hours mixing, trying to match the color to the cardinal depicted in the Audubon identification card (2016.0117.055). He used these cards both as reference and inspiration. The details of this bird are miniscule and precise, and many of these small intricacies are produced by Mr. Oka's skill with the paintbrush.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- pin
- Physical Description
- wood (overall material)
- metal (overall material)
- red (overall color)
- black (overall color)
- Measurements
- overall: 1 in x 1 1/2 in x 1/4 in; 2.54 cm x 3.81 cm x.635 cm
- ID Number
- 2016.0117.016
- accession number
- 2016.0117
- catalog number
- 2016.0117.016
- Credit Line
- Gift of Jane Oka
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- Political and Military History: Armed Forces History, Japanese American
- Executive Order 9066
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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