Marionette in the form of a caricatured man
date: label: Date
content: 19th-20th century
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
notes: label: Description
content: A wooden, jointed marionette on a black metal stand in the form of a caricatured man. The marionette is wearing a red velvet jacket with long coattails and six (6) red velvet buttons, a white silk shirt underneath the jacket, and a velvet mustard-colored bowtie. The marionette's pants are mustard-colored and made of velvet. His eyes and mouth of marionette are moveable. The marionette's head, hands and shoes are painted black. The marionette's head is covered in black, tufted fabric. The marionette's mouth is painted bright red. Seven (7) fingernails are also painted red. The marionette is connected at the neck via a hook to a black metal stand. Black strings are attached to the head and limbs of the puppet and three metal hooks protrude from the top of the puppet's head. The bottom of the stand is covered in green felt. A piece of masking tape on bottom of black stand has blue handwritten text that reads, [Red Jacket / Brown Pants].
label: Statement
content: 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.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Caricature and cartoons
label: Topic
content: Stereotypes
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Collection of James M. Caselli and Jonathan Mark Scharer
label: Classification
content: Toys and Games
label: Classification
content: Racist and Stereotypical Objects
label: Exhibition
content: Taking the Stage
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 054
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Collection of James M. Caselli and Jonathan Mark Scharer
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2007.7.473
objectType: label: Type
content: puppets
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: wood, metal, velvet, thread and felt
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 30 x 10 1/2 x 6 1/8 in. (76.2 x 26.7 x 15.6 cm)