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1. Shellwork Blackberry Pin, c. 1942-1945 - Shellwork

   Japanese Internment Camp Shell Art Boutonniere, c. 1942-1944. 6 stems of wrapped wires in green and brown, joined at the bottom with floral tape, making an arrangement of leaves and blackberries. Two leaves made of mother of pearl painted orange and brown and backed with green fabric. Two stems painted green and twisted into tight curls. Two blackberries made of clusters of snail shells painted purple. Made by Yoshiko Yamanouchi while intern...

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2. Shellwork Iris Pin, c. 1942-1945 - Shellwork

   Japanese Internment Camp Shell Art Boutonniere, c. 1942-1944. 6 stems of wrapped wires in green with three long leaves and clusters of shells to look like irises. Three light blue and three purple clusters of shells painted with yellow stripes to look like irises at the end of the stems. Stems are gathered at the bottom in a loop and wrapped with floral tape. Made by Yoshiko Yamanouchi while interned at Topaz internment camp in Utah.

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3. Shellwork Rasberries, c. 1942-1945 - Shellwork

   Japanese Internment Camp Shell Art Boutonniere, October 21st, 1944. Boutonniere made of wrapped wire stems with shell clusters made to look like raspberries tied with a green ribbon. 8 green wrapped-wire stems, looped at the bottom and wrapped with floral tape, then tied around with an olive green ribbon bow. Three stems have mother of pearl fragments shaped into leaves and painted green. Five stems have beehive-shaped clusters of tiny snail shel...

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4. Shellwork Rose Spray, c. 1942-1945 - Shellwork

   Japanese Internment Camp Shell Art Boutonniere, November 20, 1944. Boutonniere made of 9 green wrapped-wire stems with clusters of shell flowers and tied with a pink ribbon bow. Stems are gathered in a loop at the bottom. Four clusters are pink clam shell halves in an open cluster with one pink snail shell in the center. One cluster is a small bud of the pink clam shells. The Other four stems have a row each of snail shells, unpainted white, sepa...

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5. Shellwork Rose Spray, c. 1942-1945 - Shellwork

   Japanese Internment Camp Shell Art Pin, c. 1942-1944. 7 wrapped-wire stems with white flowers made of shells and two leaves, gathered at the base with floral tape. Two green fabric leaves near the bottom of the arrangement. Five stems with many clusters of two white snail shells, about .5" apart. Two large clusters of white clamshells mounted on rounds of plaster. Made by Yoshiko Yamanouchi while interned at Topaz internment camp in Utah.

   Record Type: Object