H x W x D: 5 7/8 × 4 15/16 × 3 9/16 in. (15 × 12.5 × 9 cm)
Type:
hand puppets
educational toys
Place used:
Oxford, Butler County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1968
Caption:
Created for use by children’s counselors and therapists, this hand puppet is part of a set that depicts two five-person family units; one family is African American while the other is Caucasian. Being able to use puppets that reflect a child’s personal race and gender is important for this kind of therapy to be successful. It is also significant for children’s self-esteem and learning cues that the African American dolls show a complete nuclear family unit, wearing clothes that communicate middle class respectability.
Description:
A baby boy figure hand puppet by Childcraft. With his arms raised high, the baby boy puppet wears bright blue overalls, a white shirt, and white shoes. He has blue eyes, and excited expression, and the maker’s mark [CHILDCRAFT / [copyright symbol] 1968] on the bottom back of his overalls. His sand colored rubber interior has three finger holes.
