Rubber Fishbone toy
date: label: Date
content: 1985
name: label: Created by
content: Columbia Records, American, founded 1888
label: Subject of
content: Fishbone, American, founded 1979
notes: label: Description
content: Rubber promotional toy of a fish skeleton with in tact head and tail for Fishbone's first, self-titled album. The toy has a small green paper card tied to it, which reads [fishbone / On Columbia Records / April Fool's Day 1985] in black text.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Funk (Music)
label: Topic
content: Rock and roll (Music)
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
label: Exhibition
content: Musical Crossroads
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the documentary "Everyday Sunshine: The Story of Fishbone"
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2012.95.52
objectType: label: Type
content: toys (recreational artifacts)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: rubber and twine with ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: L x W (x D of fish): 6 1/4 x 1 1/4 x 1/2 in. (15.9 x 3.2 x 1.3 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: L x W (card): 4 x 2 in. (10.2 x 5.1 cm)