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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Ivory Mother and Child
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

Ivory Mother and Child

Artifact ID1967.45.1
Object Type Figurine
Maker
Gifter
Date GiftedAugust 17, 1967
Medium Ivory & wood
DimensionsOverall (w/o base) H 8 5/8 in (21.9 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionIvory figure of a native woman with a child in sling. On a wooden base.
Historical NoteThis figure was given to Patrick Lyndon Nugent, President Johnson’s infant grandson, by His Excellency Felix Houphouet-Boigny, President of the Republic of Ivory Coast on August 17, 1967, during an informal visit to Washington, D.C.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteThis item was a gift from a foreign official to First Grandson Lyn Nugent during the Johnson Administration. It was received through the Executive Office of the President and maintained there until its transfer to the National Archives on January 1969 for deposit with the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
National Archives Catalog CollectionLyndon B. Johnson Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 192413)
National Archives Catalog SeriesGifts of State (National Archives Identifier 189698376)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestricted
Use Restriction NoteReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
In Collection(s)
Historical Dates
  • August 17, 1967
Not on view
Place Gifted
Ivory Coast
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