Metal Cigar Tin
Identifier
KKBOC0043
Title
Metal Cigar Tin
Description
Hinged metal tin used to contain around 100 cigars with wooden-style patterning and a caricature of a young black man smoking a cigar on the top overlapped by the word "Neger", container is decorated by Art Deco bordering and font which writes "Handwerk" on the front, "100" on either side, and "Flor Fina" ('Fine Flower" - In Spanish) on the back.
Creator
W.G. Boele Sr.
Type
Koloniale Boekjes en Artefacten
Relation
Collection of colonial booklets, memorabilia, etc. from around the world.
Source
The Black Archives
Format
Cigar Box
Subject
Black Man, Black Caricature
Coverage
Cigar
Date
c.1900
Physical Dimensions
11x22x9.5
Country of Production
Netherlands
Place of Production
Kampen
Keywords
Cigars, Black Man, Smoking, Tin, Art Deco, Borders, Advertising
Copyright
Neger
Rightholder
Neger
Archived By
Richard Weaver
Bibliography
http://www.tincollectors.nl/EN/details/76/71/1/268/_%20W.G.%20Boele%20Sr.html
Collection
Citation
W.G. Boele Sr., “Metal Cigar Tin,” The Black Archives, accessed April 23, 2024, https://collection.theblackarchives.nl/items/show/45.