Sculpture of a Human Head with Headdress
Item
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Title
Sculpture of a Human Head with Headdress
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Rationale
This item highlights the appropriation of Native American imagery and transformation into stereotypical elements for commercial and racist purposes in Delaware.
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Description
Purchased in 1910 by Delaware resident Willard McKendrick, this sculptural cast plaster features a Native American head in profile wearing a feather headdress. The sculpture does not appear to be the cultural product of any specific Native American tribe.
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Subject
Native Americans, Stereotypes
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Extent
Physical dimensions: 15.5"Hx14.75" Wx2.75"D
Digital dimensions: 210x211px
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Provenance
A note in the file indicates that this item belonged to Willard McKendrick, who purchased it in 1910 (when he was ten years old) from an itinerant Italian for fifty cents.
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Rights
The copyright and related rights status of this item has not been evaluated. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available (noted above in Publisher and Identifier) for more information.
