Zwarte Piet Afro Wig

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Zwarte Piet Afro Wig

Afro wig intended for a Zwarte Piet outfit. The package contains a card sheet with a photographed model in blackface, dressed up as Zwarte Piet. The word "Pruik" is located on the bottom-left of this image alongside safety information for the item "niet geschikt voor kinderen tot 14 jaar. Niet bij open vuur houden". On the bottom-right of the sheet is a barcode, place of production "Made in China", and company information "Xenos B.V. - Schutweg 8 5145 NP Waalwijk - The Netherlands."

Xenos B.V.

Accessory

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.

The Black Archives

Wig

Zwarte Piet

Gold-Hooped Earrings, Hat, Blouse, Ruff, Wig, Feather, Millstone Collar

c. 2010s?

20x27x1

Netherlands

Waalwijk

Zwarte Piet, Wig, Gold-Hooped Earrings, Outfit, Sinterklaasfest, Blackface

Xenos B.V.

Xenos B.V.

Richard Weaver