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Title |
Japanese Fish Pin, c. 1942-1945 |
Object Name |
Brooch |
Description |
Red Japanese Fish Pin, c. 1942-1945. Carved and painted wood pin made in the Topaz Utah Internment Center. Fish has detailed carvings of fins, eyes, and mouth, as well as detailed scales painted on. Fish has a tall, oblong body with a tall, fringed dorsal fin and a slightly open mouth. Pin only displays fish in profile. Base color is dark yellow, with details in red, white, orange, and black. Reverse is partially painted in the base color, with a large section of white where a safety pin is embedded horizontally for mounting. |
Date |
c. 1942-1945 |
Creator |
Unknown |
Role |
Manufacturer |
Catalog Number |
2006.141.002 |
Dimensions |
H-0.75 W-3 D-2 inches |
Collection |
3D - Clothing |
Inscription Text |
none |
Provenance |
Carved and painted wood pin made in the Topaz Utah Internment Center. Found in the basement of a Japanese-American house. |
Notes |
The Topaz, Utah Japanese Internment Center opened in 1942 and remained in use for the duration of WWII. It housed over 11,000 Japanese-American citizens throughout its 3 years in use, most prisoners originally from the San Francisco Bay Area. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topaz_War_Relocation_Center 11/30/2018] |
Search Terms |
Costume Accessories Immigrants Japanese Japanese Americans Japanese Americans - Internment Japanese Americans - Internment Japanese Americans - Topaz Pins World War II World War II - Japanese |
Subjects |
Decorations Discrimination Immigrants Japanese internment World War II |
Credit line |
SMCHA Collection |