Zwarte Piet Makeup Kit
Identifier
TBAFB0037
Title
Zwarte Piet Makeup Kit
Description
Zwarte Piet blackface makeup kit including 11mL black face paint, triangular face sponge, and 1.8g tube red lipstick. The front contains two figures, a man and a woman in blackface dressed up as Zwarte piet alongside the company logo of Goodmark. The back contains information on safety, the company name, a barcode, and information about chemical ingredients of the product.
Creator
Goodmark Europe
Type
Makeup Kit
Relation
Facing Blackness is a multimedia exhibition that takes the public through the obscure history of portraying Black people from the colonial period to contemporary society. Using unique archive material and visual art, we show how anti-black racism became part of the Dutch 'cultural archive' and our everyday ideas, customs and utensils. On the other hand, the exhibition shows how there has always been 'everyday resistance' to various forms of racism and how Black people themselves have given and continue to give meaning to their culture and identity.
Source
The Black Archives
Format
Zwarte Piet Make-Up
Subject
Zwarte Piet
Coverage
Hat, Blouse, Ruff, Wig, Feather, Millstone Collar
Date
c.2000s?
Physical Dimensions
9x1.5x19
Country of Production
Belgium
Place of Production
Kuurne
Keywords
Zwarte Piet, Sinterklaasfest, Blackface, Makeup
Copyright
Goodmark Europe
Rightholder
Goodmark Europe
Donation By
Raul Balai
Archived By
Richard Weaver
Bibliography
https://www.goodmarkgroup.com/company/
Collection
Citation
Goodmark Europe, “Zwarte Piet Makeup Kit,” The Black Archives, accessed February 7, 2025, https://collection.theblackarchives.nl/items/show/3471.