Zwarte Piet Cards (Papita)

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Zwarte Piet Cards (Papita)

Rectangular cardboard box containing 25 playing cards. The front of the box contains an illustration of a fancily dressed Zwarte Piet figure in a red dress suit, a white shirt, and a white bowtie. Below this figure are the words "Zwarte Piet" in white font above a black background. The company name is above this to the right "Papita". On the underside of the lid for the box is information explaining how to play the card game as well as the name of the child owner of the card game "Simoner".

Papita

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, Top 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.1978

9x13x4.5

Netherlands

Amsterdam

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

Spellenfabriek B.V.

Spellenfabriek B.V.

Richard Weaver

https://www.lastdodo.nl/nl/items/3464247-zwarte-piet