InventarnummerM2013/064:001
BeschreibungThis is the metal handle (or head) of a walking stick in the shape of a man’s head with an elongated ‘Jewish’ nose i.e. an antisemitic object. Reportedly made in France it has been suggested it represents Captain Alfred Dreyfus, the Jewish Frenchman convicted of espionage.
Items such as these embody the antisemitic racial stereotype deliberately chosen by their carriers.
Items such as these embody the antisemitic racial stereotype deliberately chosen by their carriers.
EntstehungsortFrance
Datum circa 1895
Schlagwortantisemitism, caricatures, racial discrimination, discrimination
Objektbezeichnungwalking sticks
Materialbrass
Format
- length: 75.00 mm
width: 70.00 mm
depth: 20.00 mm
Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection


