Bean bag toss board depicting a caricature of a clown: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A wooden board for bean bag toss game depicting a caricature of a clown. The front board is rectangular in shape and is raised and is held in place by triangular side boards. The front and sides are painted maroon. A clown's face has been painted on the playing surface in black, yellow, maroon and black. The clown is wearing a yellow ruffled collar with maroon and black polka dots. The clown's face features pointed eyebrows, a round nose with a black center, and large red lips surrounding a round aperture. The back is open, with a wooden plank across the bottom, connecting the two side boards.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1930-1950
• Created by: Unidentified
• Type: gameboards
• Medium: paint on wood with metal
• Dimensions: 14 9/16 x 15 3/4 x 12 in. (37 x 40 x 30.5 cm)
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Amusements
• Topic: Caricature and cartoons
• Topic: Play
• Topic: Stereotypes
• Object number: 2007.7.264
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Collection of James M. Caselli and Jonathan Mark Scharer
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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