Handheld game known as a "Sambo Puzzle": Museum Object and Cultural History
Handheld game known as a "Sambo Puzzle": Date: mid 20th century. Type: toys (recreational artifacts). Medium: plastic and metal.
The object in the museum catalogue
A handheld strategy game consisting of a metal ball (b) that fits into the mouth of a brown plastic face (a). The face has caricatured features of a Black man, with a round cavity serving as the mouth.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: mid 20th century
- Type: toys (recreational artifacts)
- Medium: plastic and metal
- Dimensions: 2007.7.292a: 1/2 × 5/8 × 1 7/8 in. (1.3 × 1.6 × 4.8 cm)
- Dimensions: 2007.7.292b: 1/2 × 1/2 × 1/2 in. (1.3 × 1.3 × 1.3 cm)
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Caricature and cartoons
- Topic: Stereotypes
- Object number: 2007.7.292ab
- 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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Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: Unknown - Restrictions Possible Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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