Name/Title
Buy this man a Hari-Kari KitDescription
This poster encouraged U.S. citizens to purchase extra war bonds on December 7, 1944 to pay homage to the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor three years prior. The poster then shows a list of items and prices, the items reflect the same ones used in a Japanese ritualistic suicide by disembowelment, practiced by the Japanese samurai or formerly decreed by a court in lieu of the death penalty.Collection
Poster CollectionMade/Created
Date made
1944Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
Country
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
PosterNomenclature Class
Advertising MediaNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsLOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
War posters, War bonds & funds, CartoonsSearch Terms
War finance, Pearl Harbor, Japanese, Suicide ritualDimensions
Dimension Description
OverallHeight
14 inWidth
10 in