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Painting created by Bao Bao the Panda for First Lady Michelle Obama on September 23, 2015.
Collection: Barack Obama Artifact Collection, Obama Administration Artifacts
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Golden egg from the 2016 White House Easter Egg Roll with President and Mrs. Obama’s signatures printed on the back.
Collection: Barack Obama Artifact Collection, Obama Administration Artifacts
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President Obama received these coins from Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al Sabah, the Amir of Kuwait, during his visit to the White House in September 2013. This gift shows the history of Kuwait through coins dated from 1780 to present day.
Collection: Barack Obama Artifact Collection, Head of State Gifts
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President Mauricio Funes of the Republic of El Salvador gifted President Obama this Jaguar Head from the Jaguar Archeological Project, a program dedicated to spreading the legacy of the people of Western El Salvador. This cedar wood mask was inspired by similar sculptures from the early Mesoamerica civilizations (in particular, those of Ahuachapan, Sonsonate, and Santa Ana). It is believed that jaguar masks represent the transformation of a human into a being with magical powers.
Collection: Barack Obama Artifact Collection, Head of State Gifts
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This gift was given to President Barack Obama by the President of the People’s Republic of China, Xi Jinping, and Beijing Municipal People's Government during the APEC meeting November 10-12, 2014. The long scroll painting depicts city scenes along the Central Axis of Old and Modern Beijing. The outside of the scroll is gold colored patterned fabric tied with a brown, orange, and yellow tribal print fabric. The scroll was presented with a gold key on a white marble stand about 6 inches long and 2 1/2 inches tall engraved with "With the Compliments of the People's Government of Beijing Municipality" along with Chinese characters. The city of Beijing’s location and design represents the “value of the center” in traditional Chinese culture.
Collection: Barack Obama Artifact Collection, Head of State Gifts
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This gift was given to First Lady Michelle Obama from Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the Emir of Qatar, during her trip to Qatar to speak at the World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) about girls' education and the Let Girls Learn initiative in November 2015. This gold-plated bird clock mechanism when wound up, tweets, turns, and flaps its wings once per hour. The mechanical bird is modeled after a common chiffchaff, or warbler. The back panel of the box lifts to access the 15 mechanical automatons made up of 500 individually made pieces. Etched into the back is text about the Islamic Golden Age and that the bird was created to honor the scholar and polymath Ismail al-Jazari (1186 CE -1206 CE). The piece was made by the music box atelier Reuge of Sainte-Croix, Switzerland, which are well-known for their mechanical singing birds.
Collection: Barack Obama Artifact Collection, Head of State Gifts
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President Obama received this CMYK 3.0 electric folding bike and accessories from President Mauricio Macri during his visit to Argentina in 2016. The CMYK folding electric bike series is sold by the New York-based urban mobility start-up brand Beyond that was founded by industrial designer and Argentine native Manuel Saez.
Collection: Barack Obama Artifact Collection, Head of State Gifts
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President Obama received this sculpture of an American flag Tootsie Roll (titled “Wrapping Flag Candy USA”) in 2011 from Nicolas Sarkozy, former President of the French Republic, and his wife Carla Bruni. The sculpture was designed by French sculptor Laurence Jenkell.
Collection: Barack Obama Artifact Collection, Head of State Gifts
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Two plush teddy bears dressed in the iconic uniforms of the Yeomen Warders guards also known as the Beefeaters. Complete with the red uniform, black hats, and black boots with the phrase, “Tower of London” embroidered on the bottom of the right shoe.
Collection: Barack Obama Artifact Collection, Head of State Gifts
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Gilt framed and matted mosaic painting depicting St. Peter's Square with fountain and figures. Presented to President Obama when he first met Pope Benedict XVI in Vatican City on July 10, 2009.
Collection: Barack Obama Artifact Collection, Head of State Gifts
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President Obama received this hand-painted porcelain sculpture entitled “Five Lucky Oxen” from Hu Jintao, former President of the People’s Republic of China. It was gifted to commemorate the President's birth during the Year of the Ox. The sculpture depicts five Brahma bulls in relief in front of a twisting scroll. Designed by Franz Collection, Inc., it is based on the Tang Dynasty painting “Five Oxen" by Han Huang, which is one of the ten classic paintings of China.
Collection: Barack Obama Artifact Collection, Head of State Gifts
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During the 2010 Tribal National Conference, President Obama was gifted this beautiful beaded necklace from Katherine Gottlieb of Anchorage, Alaska. This unique item is common amongst the Athabascan people of central Alaska and only passed between Chiefs in the tribe. The longer beads are known as the “hairpipe” and were historically made with beads and shells with additional colorful beads and seeds that emphasize its unique pattern. This necklace, among other items, was placed on temporary display in the White House during the last three Novembers of President Obama’s administration in honor of Native American Heritage Month.
Collection: Barack Obama Artifact Collection, Domestic Gifts
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In 2013, sculptor Ed Hamilton gifted the President and First Lady a miniature bronze replica of the “The Spirit of Freedom,” a memorial to black Civil War veterans. The sculpture, which Hamilton created, stands in the Washington, DC, Shaw neighborhood near Howard University. It recognizes the contributions of the 209,145 members of the United States Colored Troops (USCT) who fought for the Union in the American Civil War. Number 1/50.
Collection: Barack Obama Artifact Collection, Domestic Gifts
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A mini microscope called the FoldScope, invented by Mr. Manu Prakash that folds like origami to create an optical microscope out of cheap components and without the elements of a battery and a lens. Working for Stanford University, Prakash's foldscope was featured at the White House Maker Faire as part of the "frugal science" movement on June 18, 2014.
Collection: Barack Obama Artifact Collection, Domestic Gifts
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A pipe cleaner doll of Michelle Obama wearing a black dress and black heels were created by pipe cleaner artist Kenneth S. Williams of Anchorage, AK in 2015. The doll was given to President Obama during the GLACIER (Global Leadership in the Arctic: Cooperation, Innovation, Engagement and Resilience) Conference in Anchorage, AK. where he gave remarks on climate change on September 1, 2015.
Collection: Barack Obama Artifact Collection, Domestic Gifts
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Handmade artwork gifted to Michelle Obama from a student at the Mulberry School for Girls. The student created a map of the city of London made with white strings that attach from the brass pins that outline the city’s borders to the heart shape near the center. The heart represents the location of the Mulberry School in Tower Hamlets. On the reverse side of the map, there is a card with drawings and a letter thanking Mrs. Obama for making her feel “empowered!” Back in 2014, the First Lady visited the Mulberry School for Girls as part of the “Let Girls Learn” program.
Collection: Barack Obama Artifact Collection, Domestic Gifts
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The framed painting, entitled "Star Wars-WORLD PEACE,” depicts the White House at night with X-Wing Starfighters in the sky, along with fireworks. A gift from artist Rob Surette, it is set in a 32" by 46" gold Rococo-style frame with navy and maroon matting.
Collection: Barack Obama Artifact Collection, Domestic Gifts
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Julius "Dr. J" Erving signed and gifted this left Converse All-Star Chuck Taylor shoe to the President and First Lady in 2016. The inscription reads, "To President and Mrs Obama, True inspiration 4 ever.... Julius 'Dr. J' Erving."
Collection: Barack Obama Artifact Collection, Domestic Gifts
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A blue nomex astronaut flight jacket featuring patches from the American Space Shuttle program’s first mission in 1981 to its final mission in 2011.
Collection: Barack Obama Artifact Collection, Domestic Gifts
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Coloring Book by Chris Offenburger
Collection: Barack Obama Artifact Collection, Domestic Gifts