Collection Highlights
"Columbia Demands Her Children"
Date:
1864
Object Number:
PR.010.1864.30
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Dexterity game
Object Number:
2009.52.84
Date:
ca. 1920
Medium:
Plastic, paper, metal
Dimensions:
Diameter: 2 1/4 x 3/8 in. (5.7 x 1 cm)
Description:
Circular handheld game with image of African woman in luxurious dress with four white balls meant to go in her mouth to represent teeth; backside is a mirror.
Credit Line:
Gift of Ivan C. and Marilynn Gelfman Karp
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
