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Paradise Galleries Porcelain Collection Doll
No full textThis Paradise Galleries Porcelain Doll is a collectible doll that shows a modern African-American young girl that was created in the 1980\u27s at a time when African-Americans demanded more accurate representations of themselves instead of stereotypical images. The doll has soft facial features, a creamy brown complexion, and curly brownish black hair with pigtails. She is wearing a yellow dress that may be worn on a special occasion or event.https://dclu.langston.edu/eflewisdollcollection/1080/thumbnail.jp
Aunt Jemima Cast Iron Bank
No full textAunt Jemima is a brand of pancake mix, syrup, and other breakfast foods owned by the Quaker Oats Company of Chicago. The trademark dates back to 1893, although Aunt Jemima pancake mix debuted in 1889. The Quaker Oats Company first registered the Aunt Jemima trademark in April 1937.Aunt Jemima originally came from a minstrel show as one of their pantheon of stereotypical black characters. The character appears to have been a Reconstruction era addition to that cast.
The inspiration for Aunt Jemima was Billy Kersands\u27 American-style minstrelsy/vaudeville song Old Aunt Jemima , written in 1875. The Aunt Jemima character was prominent in minstrel shows in the late 19th century and was later adopted by commercial interests to represent the Aunt Jemima brand.
This Cast Iron Bank was promotion of the company from the 1800\u27s to the early 1900\u27s.https://dclu.langston.edu/eflewisdollcollection/1078/thumbnail.jp
Tiger Woods Collectible
No full textThis Tiger Wood Collectible is collected under -TIGER\u27S QUEST - Tiger Woods Collector\u27s Series Bobblehead. Includes a Tiger Quest Series Major Force 2000 PGA Championship Card which could be one of 100 packages whose card is autographed by Tiger Woods.
Tiger Woods is an African- American golfer of a mixed racial heritage who rose to prominence in the world of golf. By April 1997, he had already won three PGA tour events in addition to his first major, the 1997 Masters. Woods won this tournament by 12 strokes in a record-breaking performance and pocketed $486,000. He first reached the number one position in the world rankings in June 1997, less than a year after turning pro. Throughout the 2000s, Woods was the dominant force in golf. He was the top-ranked golfer in the world from August 1999 to September 2004 (264 weeks) and again from June 2005 to October 2010 (281 weeks).
Tiger rise to fame was notable in that African-Americans do not have a large presence in Golf due to the history of Private Golf Club segregation through out history.Tiger success highlighted how far apart races were still in relationships in understanding by the many racist comments he experienced during his reigning success in the Golf world. Fuzzy Zoeller\u27s comments are probably the most infamous of all. As Woods was rolling to his monumental win at the 1997 Masters, Zoeller, in a post-final round interview, had some interesting remarks about the 21-year-old. He\u27s doing quite well, pretty impressive. That little boy is driving well and he\u27s putting well. He\u27s doing everything it takes to win. So, you know what you guys do when he gets in here? You pat him on the back and say congratulations and enjoy it and tell him not to serve fried chicken next year. Got it. Or collard greens or whatever the hell they serve. This remark caused a fire storm and highlighted the continued race problems in America.
Tiger\u27s reign opened up doors for many young people of color to take up the sport of golf and opened up conversations for race relations. Though Tiger Woods was identified by the press as African-American. Tiger Woods Identified himself as Ca-bl-Asian. This was due to his mixed racial Identity of having an African-American-Native-American father and a Asian and White mother. Therefore, he may have picked a variety of foods for his Master\u27s meal not simply sticking to a stereotypical African-American meal. Stereotype being the key word.https://dclu.langston.edu/eflewisdollcollection/1079/thumbnail.jp
Songye Female Cult Figure
No full textFemale Cult Figure
15 1/4 high
Circa 19th Century
Songye, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Africa
Wood, Glass beads
A seated female figure with an enlarged head and eyes and intricately carved coiffure. The coiffure has multiple parallel incisions; the arms and knees are bent with the hands touching each side of her chin. There are two strands of multi-colored glass beads around the figure\u27s waist. She squats on a circular base and is supported by broad, flat feet.https://dclu.langston.edu/africanartcollection_14_15/1016/thumbnail.jp
Lega Standing Male Ancestor Figure
No full textStanding Ancestor Figure
20 1/2 high
Circa 19th Century
Lega, Democratic Republic of the Congo
A standing male figure carved of wood. The figure has a disproportionate head atop a short neck. The shoulders are rounded and the elongated arms flank an equally elongated torso; the hands rest at the waist. The composition stems from a circular base.https://dclu.langston.edu/africanartcollection_14_15/1014/thumbnail.jp
Luba Kneeling Divination Figure
No full textKneeling Divination Figure
19 high
Circa 19th Century
Luba, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Africa
Wood
A kneeling figure with elongated head and carved incisions to represent the coiffure. The face has exaggerated facial features, a long nose and downward-hanging lips. There is also diamond-shaped scarification on the cheeks. The thick neck leads to rounded shoulders and slender arms which flank perky breasts. The hands lead to fingers which help support the divination bowl that is held against her abdomen and supported by her thighs.https://dclu.langston.edu/africanartcollection_14_15/1006/thumbnail.jp
Fang Reliquary Guardian Figure
No full textReliquary Guardian Figure
25 1/2 high
Circa 19th Century
Fang, Gabon, West Africa
Wood
A standing male reliquary figure with a bulbous forehead, concave face and arched eyebrows that lead to a flattened nose over the closed mouth. A thick columnar neck stems from broad, muscular shoulders. The arms flow to broad hands with fingers that meet in front of the figure. The figure has large, muscular legs with bent knees that lead to the feet, which have two metal anklets.https://dclu.langston.edu/africanartcollection_14_15/1002/thumbnail.jp
Doll Hanger
No full textDoll Hanger Series V. Box 5
13½” high 8½” wide
1980
Multinational
Metal, Cloth, mixed medium
This doll is created from a hanger and is used for display or to hold herbs in for African or Voodoo religion rituals. This doll has a combination of stereotypical traits and true African traits of a woman from the African Diaspora.https://dclu.langston.edu/eflewisdollcollection/1043/thumbnail.jp
Primitive No Name Island Doll
No full textPrimitive No Name Island Doll Series IV Box 4
4” high 2½” wide
Unknown Year
Islands
Porcelain, Cloth, Plastic, and mixed medium
This doll was a stereotypical doll sold to tourist to suggest what natives of Islands looked like if they had an African Diaspora Heritage. The doll has a dark skin complexion, bright makeup, and exaggerated facial features. The doll wears an outfit that may be considered primitive attire, a skirt and a hat made of straw and nothing a small cloth bikini type top.https://dclu.langston.edu/eflewisdollcollection/1057/thumbnail.jp
1940\u27s Marionette Doll
No full text1940\u27s Marionette Doll Series XI. Box 11
14” high and 4½” wide
1940
Multinational
Wood, porcelain, cloth, Papier-Mache, and mixed medium
This doll is one of two puppets or Marionettes. The dolls follow the traditions of the black-face entertainers. The dolls have dark skin, bulging eyes, and exaggerated nose and lip size. The dolls wear bright colored clothes that are long trousers and a short coat. This is a stereotypical outfit of the blackface minstrel. The dolls are made of wood, plastic, and Papier-Mache. The Marionette is a toy and play form of what a person may expect to see in the society that they live in at large. This is a world- wide tradition.https://dclu.langston.edu/eflewisdollcollection/1060/thumbnail.jp