- On View
- Segregation Gallery
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- Objects in this Location
- Created by
- Bouge, Cindee, American
- Date
- 2003
- Medium
- paint on papier mâché and cloth
- Dimensions
- 8 1/4 x 8 x 8 1/2 in. (21 x 20.3 x 21.6 cm)
- Description
- Papier mâché container in the form of "Mammy's" head. The container is spherical, with a round hole cut out at the top, revealing a hollow inside. The face has a prominent nose and large red lips. Yellow flower-print fabric is adhered around the head and tied as a kerchief. The print features blue, red, and yellow flowers with green stems. The bottom of the container is signed, in black [Cindee / Bouge / 2003]
- Statement
- Objects depicting racist and/or stereotypical imagery or language may be offensive and disturbing, but the NMAAHC aims to include them in the Collection to present and preserve the historical context in which they were created and used. Objects of this type provide an important historical record from which to study and evaluate racism.
- Collection title
- Collection of James M. Caselli and Jonathan Mark Scharer
- Classification
- Racist and Stereotypical Objects
- Type
- containers
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Collection of James M. Caselli and Jonathan Mark Scharer
- Object number
- 2007.7.111
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Cindee Bouge
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.