Cigarette holder owned by Cab Calloway
date: label: Date
content: early 20th-late 20th century
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
label: Owned by
content: Cab Calloway, American, 1907 - 1994
notes: label: Description
content: A cigarette holder owned by Cab Calloway. The cigarette holder is carved from a single piece of polished ivory colored bone. The shaft of the handle has been carved with two, stacked Asian figures on the top of the holder. The figure near the tip of the cigarette holder is wearing robes and a hat, and has a thick beard. His robes are embellished with checkerboard and swirl patterns. The figure below is bald and is also wearing robes with a checkerboard pattern. His robe is open and his rounded belly is exposed. The patterns on the robes and the hat are incised and inlaid with black-brown paint. The eyes and eyebrows are painted black and the lips have been painted red on both figures. The underside of the holder is mostly plain but has carved areas where the front figures wrap around to the back. The opening to hold the cigarette is round and the mouthpiece is thinner with a small circular opening.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Band (Music)
label: Topic
content: Composers (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Conductors (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Dance
label: Topic
content: Design
label: Topic
content: Jazz (Music)
label: Topic
content: Ornamentation
label: Topic
content: Singers (Musicians)
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: The Cabell “Cab” Calloway III Collection
label: Classification
content: Accessories and Personal Effects
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Cabella Calloway Langsam
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: A2015.273.1.21
objectType: label: Type
content: cigarette holders (personal equipment)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown – Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: paint on bone
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 7/16 × 3/4 × 4 15/16 in. (1.1 × 1.9 × 12.5 cm)