OBJECT TYPE
MEDIUM
wood , paint and fiber
DIMENSIONS
8 1/4 x 7 1/4 x 4 1/16 in. (21 x 18.4 x 10.3 cm)
DESCRIPTION
A wooden donation box (2007.7.225a) and lid (2007.7.225b), painted black. Off-white painted lettering on the front reads [ALABAMA / COON FUND] on the front of the box. The o's in "Coon" are used as eyes in a smiley face, with an exaggerated mouth drawn underneath. Engraved lettering on the back and left sides of the box read [LONSDALE / 6 1/2" x 44]. The lid features a carved figurine of a ‘coon” with its proper right hand outstretched stands on top of the box. He is wearing only painted-on brown shorts. His facial features are carved and black fibers have been adhered to his head as hair. The off-white pointed text in front of the figurine reads [DONATION!]. Under the writing is a long, thin rectangular coin slot.
Keywords
National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection Caricature and cartoons Stereotypes African American
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