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Rubber Fishbone toy

African American Museum

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    Object Details

    Created by

    Columbia Records, American, founded 1888

    Subject of

    Fishbone, American, founded 1979

    Description

    Rubber promotional toy of a fish skeleton with in tact head and tail for Fishbone's first, self-titled album. The toy has a small green paper card tied to it, which reads [fishbone / On Columbia Records / April Fool's Day 1985] in black text.

    Credit Line

    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the documentary "Everyday Sunshine: The Story of Fishbone"

    Date

    1985

    Object number

    2012.95.52

    Restrictions & Rights

    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

    Type

    toys (recreational artifacts)

    Medium

    rubber and twine with ink on paper

    Dimensions

    L x W (x D of fish): 6 1/4 x 1 1/4 x 1/2 in. (15.9 x 3.2 x 1.3 cm)
    L x W (card): 4 x 2 in. (10.2 x 5.1 cm)

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    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

    Classification

    Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other

    Exhibition

    Musical Crossroads

    On View

    NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053

    Data Source

    National Museum of African American History and Culture

    Topic

    African American
    Funk (Music)
    Rock and roll (Music)

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd50086d101-2a12-4d71-ac95-7f21db9d4f02

    Record ID

    nmaahc_2012.95.52

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