Rubber Fishbone toy: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Rubber promotional toy of a fish skeleton with in tact head and tail for Fishbone's first, self-titled album. The toy has a small green paper card tied to it, which reads [fishbone / On Columbia Records / April Fool's Day 1985] in black text.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1985
• Created by: Columbia Records, American, founded 1888
• Subject of: Fishbone, American, founded 1979
• Type: toys (recreational artifacts)
• Medium: rubber and twine with ink on paper
• Dimensions: L x W (x D of fish): 6 1/4 x 1 1/4 x 1/2 in. (15.9 x 3.2 x 1.3 cm)
• Dimensions: L x W (card): 4 x 2 in. (10.2 x 5.1 cm)
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Funk (Music)
• Topic: Rock and roll (Music)
• Object number: 2012.95.52
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the documentary "Everyday Sunshine: The Story of Fishbone"
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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