Whirligig in the form of a caricature of a boy holding a watermelon slice
date: label: Date
content: mid 20th century
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
notes: label: Description
content: A wooden whirligig in the form of a caricature of a boy holding a watermelon slice on a metal stand.
label: Description
content: 2007.7.300a
label: Description
content: A painted wooden cutout of a seated boy in profile holding a watermelon slice cutout. The boy is wearing a yellow and black hat, white shirt, and red shorts. The hat has a black band and a black bow on one side. Four (4) round holes are located on the bottom of the figure. A metal pole extends upward from his hand connecting to the watermelon slice.
label: Description
content: 2007.7.300b
label: Description
content: A painted wooden cutout of a watermelon slice. The slice is semicircular with a curve cut out along the top edge, representing a bite taken. The watermelon is painted with red flesh, black seeds, and a green rind. A round hole on the bottom edge fits into metal rod on boy's hands and rotates.
label: Description
content: 2007.7.300c
label: Description
content: A black metal stand. The stand has a rectangular base with cylindrical pole in the center.
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: Amusements
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: 2007.7.300abc
objectType: label: Type
content: whirligigs
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: paint on wood , metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (2007.7.300abc): 15 × 13 1/4 × 4 3/4 in. (38.1 × 33.7 × 12.1 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (2007.7.300a): 13 1/4 × 10 3/4 × 13/16 in. (33.7 × 27.3 × 2.1 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (2007.7.300b): 2 5/8 × 4 3/4 × 13/16 in. (6.7 × 12.1 × 2.1 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (2007.7.300c): 15 1/4 × 12 × 4 in. (38.7 × 30.5 × 10.2 cm)