Collection Highlights
Aaron Burr (1756-1836)
Date:
1836
Object Number:
1927.59
Medium:
Plaster with wash
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Pin-back button
Object Number:
2001.270
Date:
ca. 1960
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 5/16 in. ( 3.4 cm )
Description:
Circular metal pin-back button "KEEP/BIAFRA/ALIVE"; black and white.
Gallery Label:
Biafra was a battle for independence waged by the Ibo tribe in eastern Nigeria. It was also a war for control of the oil-rich lands in Biafra by the Nigerian government and the western world. In the end, the war cost the lives of more than one million Biafrans.
Credit Line:
Gift of Kitty Krupat
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
