Lady Amherst Pheasant Bird Pin

Lady Amherst Pheasant Bird Pin

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Description
This is a carving of a Lady Amherst Pheasant by Sadao Oka. One of many birds that he carved, the pheasant is one of the most stunning because of its long, elaborate tail feathers. Mr. Oka was able to paint those fine details that make the design of the tail feathers pop, even though he was in an incarceration camp. To do this he used tiny paint brushes that he kept in his tool box (accession numbers 2016.0117.108 and 2016.0117.109 and 2016.0117.101 and 2016.0117.103), with these he was able to precisely depict all the details he saw from the references in the Audubon identification cards.
Location
Currently not on view
Object Name
pin
Physical Description
wood (overall material)
metal (overall material)
wire (overall material)
black (overall color)
orange (overall color)
brown (overall color)
yellow (overall color)
painted (overall production method/technique)
Measurements
overall: 5 in x 1/2 in x 2 in; 12.7 cm x 1.27 cm x 5.08 cm
ID Number
2016.0117.084
accession number
2016.0117
catalog number
2016.0117.084
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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