Cellphone case: Notorious B.I.G. Icon - Biggie Smalls

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Object Details

Donor Name

Jennie Kappenman

Notes

Tough Case for Apple iPhone 8 Plus. Designed by Thomas O'Neill, a British artist who makes minimalist designs of Hip-Hop icons. This case is of Brooklyn rapper Christopher Wallace, aka Biggie Smalls, aka The Notorious B.I.G (1972-1997). The mobile phone/cellphone case is frosted white polycarbonate shell and matte black thermoplastic polyurethane liner, with the "Notorious B.I.G" icon printed in orange and brown on the shell. The numbers 1P7P/8P are impressed into the interior of the case. The case is a thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer (TPU). Portals created in the case provide access to phone buttons and plugs.

E437465 and E437466 are identical.

Record Last Modified

7 May 2024

Specimen Count

Culture

British

African-American

Accession Number

2090185

USNM Number

E437465-0

Object Type

Cellphone case

Length

8.1 cm

Height

16.18 cm

Depth

1.09 cm

Place

Liverpool, Merseyside, North West England, England, Europe

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Data Source

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

Topic

Ethnology

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3d1e00117-47bd-49b1-9502-5fb371032743

Record ID

nmnhanthropology_16792211