Friends of the Black Oscar Nominees Award received by Cab Calloway

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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.

A Friends of the Black Oscar Nominees Pioneer Award received by Cab Calloway. The smooth sculpture top portion (A2015.273.1.17a) is constructed from carved whitish mauve stone with light and dark brown discolorations. The award has a detached base (A2015.273.1.17b). The sculpture depicts a stylized woman’s head and neck. The face, hair, and neck are thin, and elongated. Her eyes are closed and she has a serious expression on her face. The front of her hair is parted on the proper right side and carved into diagonal rows with V-shaped furrows between the rows. The neck is long and rounded. Underneath the neck is a discoloration where it used to be adhered to the base. The base is polished, light green stone with white and brown discolorations and carved into a truncated pyramid, with a square surface and a larger square base with beveled edges.

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