<I>Miniature Black Madonna</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1914-1918
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
notes: label: Description
content: A trench art sculpture featuring a Black Madonna figurine with outstretched arms in the hollow interior of a bullet casing. A rectangle has been cut into the side of the casing with a scalloped edge on top. Inside, a Madonna figure stands in a long gold dress and headdress. The top of the casing has a Christian cross upraised on the metal.
title: label: Title
content: Bullet casing trench art sculpture
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Art
label: Topic
content: Christianity
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: Religion
label: Topic
content: World War I
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Sacred and Ceremonial Objects
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Alan Laird
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2017.111.8
objectType: label: Type
content: religious objects
label: Type
content: bullets
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 metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 1 5/8 × 11/16 × 11/16 in. (4.1 × 1.7 × 1.7 cm)