Papier mâché container in the form of "Mammy's" head
Papier mâché container in the form of "Mammy's" head. The container is spherical, with a round hole cut out at the top, revealing a hollow inside. The face has a prominent nose and large red lips. Yellow flower-print fabric is adhered around the head and tied as a kerchief. The print features blue, red, and yellow flowers with green stems. The bottom of the container is signed, in black [Cindee / Bouge / 2003]
Credit: Gift of the Collection of James M. Caselli and Jonathan Mark Scharer
2003
Paint on papier mâché and cloth
21.0 x 20.3 x 21.6 cm
2007.7.111
Image and text © National Museum of African American History and Culture, 2020
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Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Permanent collection