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Calima Style Avian Pin
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA
Calima Style Avian Pin
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA
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Calima Style Avian Pin

Artifact IDMO 63.1593d
Object Type Pin
Date 300 BC
Date PresentedDecember 17, 1961
Gifter
Place MadeColumbia
Medium Gold
DimensionsOverall Wt 29 kg 30 g (29 kg )
Physical DescriptionGold pin with figure of a bird as finial. The pin tapers distally to end. It was used to fasten the cotton mantles worn by natives of Columbia.
Historical NoteThis pin was given to First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy by the First Lady of Colombia, Mrs. Camargo during Mrs. Kennedy's state visit to Colombia December 1961.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteItem was a gift from a foreign official to the President and First Lady received through the Executive office during the Kennedy Administration and transferred to the General Service Administration where it was held until donated to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum by the Estate of President John F. Kennedy in 1965.
Credit LineJohn F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA; Gift of the Estate of President John F. Kennedy
National Archives Catalog CollectionJohn F. Kennedy Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 1676934)
National Archives Catalog SeriesGifts from Heads of State (National Archives Identifier 1677008)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedUse Restriction NoteThis material is not subject to any known copyright or other image use restrictions.
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