Anthropomoric figurine

Museum number:
2-69111
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.4190
Description:
Holder for beer can opener, anthropomorphic; painted black figure of man, presumably a Black minstrel singer; turned wood top hat, round face; iron rod body with magnetic holder at waist resembling a banjo; turned wood base stamped “Ideal Japan”
Donor:
Paul Frank Ziegelmaier
Collection place:
United States
Production place:
Japan
Culture or time period:
United States Historic
Collector:
Paul Frank Ziegelmaier
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Anthropomorphic and Figurines
Function:
5.5 Stimulants, Narcotics, and Accessories
Department:
Nonnative US and Canada (except California)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Anthropomoric figurine, accession number 2-69111, described as Holder for beer can opener, anthropomorphic; painted black figure of man, presumably a Black minstrel singer; turned wood top hat, round face; iron rod body with magnetic holder at waist resembling a banjo; turned wood base stamped “Ideal Japan”
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Anthropomoric figurine, accession number 2-69111, described as Holder for beer can opener, anthropomorphic; painted black figure of man, presumably a Black minstrel singer; turned wood top hat, round face; iron rod body with magnetic holder at waist resembling a banjo; turned wood base stamped “Ideal Japan”Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Anthropomoric figurine, accession number 2-69111, described as Holder for beer can opener, anthropomorphic; painted black figure of man, presumably a Black minstrel singer; turned wood top hat, round face; iron rod body with magnetic holder at waist resembling a banjo; turned wood base stamped “Ideal Japan”

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