"Uncle Mose" Cream Container

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Description:

Cream container with an attached figurine depicting the “Uncle Mose” character. This piece is a set with a sugar container with an attached figurine depicting “Aunt Jemima.”

Product Origin:

Unknown.

Background:

The piece depicts the stereotypical “Uncle Mose” figure.

To learn more about this caricature, read "Mammy and Uncle Mose: Black Collectables and American Stereotyping" and "Uncle: Race, Nostalgia, and the Politics of Loyalty."

Statement: We understand these objects may inflict offense through their embodiment of racist ideology by depicting stereotypical and discriminatory imagery and language. However, we hope to educate our community and encourage personal reflection through interacting and understanding the historical context of these objects, rather than ignoring them.