Clothes brush in the form of "Mammy"

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A Rhody Brush Company "Mammy" clothes brush with red blouse and a skirt dotted with red polka dots. The long-bristled palm brush has a handle in the doll-like form of a "Mammy." The handle is painted wood, carved to resemble the head and torso of a woman and the bristle brush forms her skirt. The figure's head is painted black with white eyes, a white nose, and a wide red mouth. Her hat is painted red. The figure is armless but has a painted on red blouse with five (5) circular white buttons and a white scalloped collar. Tied around the neck of the figure is a yellow bow. Natural bristles are attached through numerous holes in the bottom of the body. The bristle skirt is dotted with red polka dots.

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