Zwarte Piet Cards (King)

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Zwarte Piet Cards (King)

Rectangular cardboard box containing 25 playing cards. The front of the box contains a illustration of a fancily dressed Zwarte Piet figure in a red dress suit with a straw hat in his right hand. There is a yellow flower attached his left lapel, an orange waistcoat, a wooden cane, and a black bowtie. Below this figure are the words "Zwarte Piet" in black font above a yellow background. The company name is below this to the right "KING" next to their logo. On the back of the box is information explaining how to play the card game.

King

Cardboard Box

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

Playing Cards

Zwarte Piet, Black Caricature

Flower, Suit, Shoes, Hat, Cane, Trousers, Bowtie, Gloves, Tray, Cup, Tray, Dress, Plane, Volleyball, Tank-Top, Socks, Tennis Racket, Rope, Boots, Mountain, Rocks, Ice Pick, Watering Can,Book, Chair, Ribbons, Bucket, Bathing Suit, Towel, Mask, Boat, Fishing Net, Clogs, Cap, Notebook, Skis, Poles, Ice Skates, Plant Pot, Football, Anchor, Controller, Walking Stick, Moustache, Fish, Wicker Basket,

c.1987

9x12x3

Netherlands

Amsterdam

Card Game, Blackface, Games, Children, Occupations, Zwarte Piet

Spellenfabriek B.V.

Spellenfabriek B.V.

Richard Weaver

There is a donation note in the box explaining some context about how the doner first received the cards in 1989 from their parents as a game that could be played before they could read.

https://www.lastdodo.nl/nl/items/379829-zwarte-piet