Sitting Girl Pepper Shaker

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Description:

Ceramic salt shaker in the form of a sitting black little girl. The pepper shaker in the set is missing. The girl wears a white dress with red polka dots and a matching headwrap.

Product Origin:

Japan.

Background:

To learn more about this caricature read "The Picaninny Caricature"

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.