Jig doll in the form of a clown
date: label: Date
content: 20th century
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
notes: label: Description
content: A painted, wooden jig doll in the form of a clown. The head of doll is covered in black cotten hair. The doll has long, flat ears, large, pink eye brows, a large red smile, a round red nose, and wide, round eyes. The doll is depicted wearing a white bowtie, a red shirt with a blue vest. The shirt has four buttons, constructed from nails and washers, running down the center. The arms of doll are jointed and have been painted yellow. The doll’s waist is blue with red polka dots. The doll’s legs are jointed at the waist. It has red painted legs and black painted shoes. Attached at the back of the doll's head and torso is a metal hanging strip.
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: Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 2, C 2053
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: 2007.7.269
objectType: label: Type
content: dolls
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, paint, metal and fleece
label: Dimensions
content: 39 1/2 x 8 x 5 in. (100.3 x 20.3 x 12.7 cm)