The Art of Gaman: Arts and Crafts from the Japanese American Internment Camps

Just picked these up and nothing to do with fishing. But those of you with Japanese backgrounds here is a part of your history in the U.S.
I bought four of these from a Baby Boomer who took them out of the family safe after 65 yrs. of storage. In pristine condition and I am only the third person to touch them since being stored back in the late 40's.
Something fun to share with the wives who might get a kick at seeing these.
Here are a couple of sites to also view these pieces:

http://eyelevel.si.edu/2010/03/gaman-and-the-story-of-the-bird-pins.html

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=126557553

http://www.nps.gov/manz/historyculture/museum-collection.htm

http://www.tfaoi.com/aa/7aa/7aa985.htm

Interesting pieces of history there, Frank.  I hadn't heard of the bird pins before.

These came from the Polson Interment Camp, Arizona. These are the type of items that make what I do all the more fun and exciting.