Bidspirit auction | Vintage Black Americana 'Mammy' Bell

Vintage Black Americana 'Mammy' Bell Doll Souvenir, Alexandria, LA - A vintage Black Americana 'mammy' bell doll, commonly referred to as an Aunt Jemima tea bell souvenir. This item features a painted dark-toned head with caricatured and exaggerated features, including a wide smile with red lips and white teeth, and white eyes, topped with a red and white polka dot fabric headwrap. The body is dressed in a matching red and white polka dot dress overlaid with a natural-toned fabric apron and skirt, which conceals a tarnished, silver-toned metal bell base containing its clapper. The fabric apron prominently displays the printed text ”ALEXANDRIA LA” (Alexandria, Louisiana).