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President Obama received this ulu in September 2016 from Denise May, Director of the Afognak Native Corporation, and Nancy Nelson, Council President of the Native Village of Port Lions located near Kodiak, AK at the 8th Annual White House Tribal Nations Conference, which brought together leaders from federally recognized tribes to Washington, D.C. This decorative ulu is made of baleen and antler on a wooden display base. Scrimshawed or carved onto the baleen is the image of an orca jumping out of the ocean. The base is made of a block of wood with a circular piece of antler and a brass support anchored at the center. The word ulu translates to “women’s knife.” Although this artifact from the Obama Presidential Collection was made as an art piece, traditionally ulus were used as all purpose knives by Inuit, Yupik, and Aleut women.
Collection: Barack Obama Artifact Collection, Domestic Gifts
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During the 2014 White House Science Fair, Avery Dodson, Natalie Hurley, Miriam Schaffer, Claire Winton and Lucy Claire Sharp from Girl Scouts Troop 2612 in Tulsa, OK, exhibited their Lego flood proof bridge. For their group photo, the girls asked President Obama to wear a tiara, which is now a part of the Library’s collection.
Collection: Barack Obama Artifact Collection, Domestic Gifts
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Collection: Barack Obama Artifact Collection, Obama Administration Artifacts
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An ornament decorated in papier-mâché images of New York City and a variation of Shepard Fairey’s “HOPE” poster, over a black-and-white checkered background. 2009 White House Blue Room Tree.
Collection: Barack Obama Artifact Collection, Obama Administration Artifacts
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A double hoop dreamcatcher ornament made with white leather and cat gut fibers and decorated with shells and blue beads. It is believed that dreamcatchers trap bad dreams. So let good dreams flow through this holiday season! 2009 White House Blue Room Tree.
Collection: Barack Obama Artifact Collection, Obama Administration Artifacts
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This ornament features an exterior image of the Dusable Museum of African American History and is decorated with zebra print paper, wood figures, and a beaded necklace. 2009 White House Blue Room Tree.
Collection: Barack Obama Artifact Collection, Obama Administration Artifacts
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An ornament decorated in papier-mâché images of the Capitol Building and John Trumbull’s painting “Declaration of Independence.” Elements of plastic garland, a pine cone, gold tulle and a blue ribbon garnish the top of the ornament. 2009 White House Blue Room Tree.
Collection: Barack Obama Artifact Collection, Obama Administration Artifacts
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Children’s book written by President Obama to his daughters Malia and Sasha Obama. With illustrations by Loren Long, the cover shows the two girls walking Bo the dog.
Collection: Barack Obama Artifact Collection, Obama Administration Artifacts
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This unique shape is a popular design especially amongst the Navajo and Pueblo tribes for its symbolic design, which represents the unity of the married couple. The dual spouts are the husband and the wife bound in marriage unity, symbolized by the loop handle that creates a circle representing the couple’s life. The vase is then filled with a special nectar that symbolizes their lives bending together. It is believed that if the couple manages to drink together from the vase without spilling a drop of the nectar, they will have a strong relationship.
Collection: Barack Obama Artifact Collection, Obama Administration Artifacts
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This carved Maori club was presented to President Barack Obama by John Key, former Prime Minister of New Zealand, during his visit to the White House in July 2011. This traditional Maori weapon with a short broad-bladed club is carved from New Zealand jade or greenstone. The artifact is contained in a wood presentation box with a plaque engraved "This Mere Pounamu was presented to the Honorable BARACK OBAMA, 44th President of the United States of America by the Right Honourable JOHN KEY, 38th Prime Minister of New Zealand July 2011. It represents the Strength, Courage, and Leadership of Our Two Nations." The piece was carved by Aden Hoglund of Hokitika, New Zealand. Hoglund works primarily with greenstone mixing traditional Maori free form with contemporary designs.
Collection: Barack Obama Artifact Collection, Head of State Gifts