Zwarte Piet Cards

Abstract: Object Collection
Title: Zwarte Piet Cards
Description: Set of 31 'happy families'-style cards in packaging labelled with Zwarte Piet and a caricature of the blackface figure. The cards depict white children engaged in a variety of hobbies, including playing pilots/airplane, gardening, playing sports, playing boats, playing fishermen, playing tennis, ice skating, reading, mountain climbing, playing dress-up, skiing, and playing in the summer. Each activity has two cards, one depicting a boy and one a girl, with the exception of Black Pete.
Extent: 9x3x12.5 (cm)
Creator: Papita
Is Format Of: Koloniale Boekjes en Artefacten
Is Part Of: Collection of colonial booklets, memorabilia, etc. from around the world.
Source: The Black Archives
Type: Set of cards
Subject: Zwarte Piet, white girl, white boy
Temporal Coverage: Balls, nets, flowers, etc
Date Created: c.1965
Coverage: Nederlands
Audience: Amsterdam
Table Of Contents: Zwarte Piet, Blackface, Children's Games
Publisher: Made in Netherlands
License: Papita
Mediator: Papita