String holder in the form of a stereotypical "Mammy" figure

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

Ceramic string holder in the form of a stereotypical "Mammy" figure. The figure is painted and glazed. The face and hands are painted black. The whites of the eyes are prominent. The figure is depicted as wearing a red kerchief and light yellow dress. The dress has green vertical and brown horizontal stripes, creating a plaid-like pattern, at chest and skirt. The hands are a single mass in front of the chest. There is a circular hole in the center of the figure's chest, above the hands. The back of the figure is unpainted ceramic with a large open cavity in the center. The inside of the cavity is painted light yellow and glazed. There is a circular hold at the top, at the figure's neck area.

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