Figurine of a caricatured African American child with a cotton bale

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Figurine of a caricatured African American child (a) eating watermelon with a bale of cotton (b). The child wears a red textile hat and holds a piece of watermelon. The miniature cotton bale has metal straps wrapped around it and a red piece of paper on the side has black lettering that reads, [I Am From / DIXIE / Miniature / Cotton Bale / Souvenir / New Orleans, La. / MADE IN U.S.A.].

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