Honeycomb

Source catalog description

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

An assemblage of found materials encased in a wood, metal, and glass container. The front and sides of the rectangular box is made of silver metal. In the front center is a glass window in the shape of a honeycomb, providing a look at the interior where pieces of wood and other materials such as metal, rubber, and cardboard, have been placed to form horizontal layers and striations. On the front bottom right corner is a metal plaque with engraved text “NOAH PURIFOY / 1994.” The back of the container is plywood.

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