Mask shaped sign used in a Black Men of Labor parade in New Orleans, LA: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A mask shaped sign used in a Black Men of Labor parade in New Orleans. The mask lacks openings in the face and is not meant to be worn. The mask is predominantly orange and white with black, brown and white sequence adhered to the front cheeks and mouth area. Red, blue, green, orange and silver sequence are adhered to the bridge and nose area. The eyes of the mask are yellow. The mask has orange horns and a white crown. Blue, pink, red, green and orange colored pompoms are adhered to the eyes, chin and top of the mask.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 2012
• Manufactured by: Unidentified
• Used by: Black Men of Labor, Inc., American, founded 1994
• Type: signs
• Medium: cloth, plastic
• Dimensions: H x W x D: 35 × 17 × 10 in. (88.9 × 43.2 × 25.4 cm)
• Place used: New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
• Place made: New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Associations and institutions
• Topic: Building Arts
• Topic: Communities
• Topic: Costume
• Topic: Fraternal organizations
• Topic: Holidays and festivals
• Topic: Jazz (Music)
• Object number: 2015.260.3
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of The Black Men of Labor, Inc.
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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