Norfolk Island Pencil
Artifact SeriesHead of State Gifts
Artifact IDFO.734876.13-14
Object Type
Pencil
Gifter
Owen Walsh
Intended Recipient
Malia Obama
(American, 1998)
Intended Recipient
Sasha Obama
(American, 2001)
Medium
wood, plastic, metal, rubber
DimensionsOverall H 1 in x W 1 in x D 7 1/2 in (2.5 cm x 2.5 cm x 19.1 cm )
Physical DescriptionTwo unsharpened pencils with green erasers and smiling brown plastic cows attached to the upper half. Pencil barrels read "Norfolk Island" with a white background and a colorful graphic depicting two men in red clothes pointing rifles at another man in a prisoner's uniform.Custodial History / ProvenanceThese items were gifts from a foreign official to Malia and Sasha Obama during the Obama Administration. They were received through the Executive Office of the President and maintained there until their transfer to the National Archives in January 2017 for deposit with the Obama Presidential Library.Additional Details
National Archives Catalog CollectionBarack Obama Artifact Collection (National Archives Identifier 63542091)
National Archives Catalog SeriesGifts of State (National Archives Identifier 66540607)
Use Restriction Status(not entered)
In Collection(s)
Related Event(s)
Not on view
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