Manufactured by
Unidentified
Distributed by
Cotton Club, American, 1923 - 1940
Owned by
Calloway, Cab, American, 1907 - 1994
Subject of
Robinson, Bill "Bojangles", American, 1878 - 1949
Date
ca. 1937
Medium
ink on wood with dye
Dimensions
H x W x D: 1 × 1 × 7 7/8 in. (2.5 × 2.5 × 20 cm)
Description
A promotional Cotton Club noisemaker mallet owned by Cab Calloway. The mallet has a spherical head and is a natural wood color. The handle is long, thin and natural wood colored. It has blacked text printed at the center that reads [COTTON CLUB / B'WAY at 48th STREET Circle 7-1000 / BILL ROBINSON & CAB CALLOWAY / AND AN ALL STAR SEPIAN REVUE]. The text is bookended with a bands of a red square pattern.
Place used
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
The Cabell “Cab” Calloway III Collection
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
Type
hammers (percussion beaters)
noisemakers
Topic
Advertising
Band (Music)
Composers (Musicians)
Conductors (Musicians)
Dance
Jazz (Music)
Nightlife
Singers (Musicians)
Theatre
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Cabella Calloway Langsam
Object number
A2015.273.1.4
Restrictions & Rights
No known copyright restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d63fe0e9-d73c-4d5c-9e96-8cd95f82f409

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