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Pim's Music Blocks Cat 'C' Block

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ProvenanceThese blocks were used by the donor's sister during her childhood in the 1940s. These blocks came with a music book (missing) and children could play nursery rhymes.SignificanceThese blocks are representative of children's toys during the 1940s.DescriptionEach block is square and has illustrated decorations. There is one block for each note of the musical scale, C D E F G A B C. The blocks are hollow and have bells inside.

The second C block has an illustration of a cat playing a flute and the sides have illustrations of the musical scale.Creator (organisation) Acknowledgement Queering the MuseumThis object was selected to be featured as part of the Queering the Museum project, which offered members of the LGBTQI community the opportunity to re-interpret objects from the State History Collection through a different lens. Learn more on the Queering the Museum website. External LinkQueering the MuseumWhat do you think?The meaning of an object is never fixed, but rather, is open to interpretation. When we encounter objects we bring to those encounters a history which is both culturally shared and particular to us. Museums tend to ignore this and instead to offer single interpretations of objects. This object is one of a number chosen from the State History Collection to appear in a project entitled Queering the Museum. The project invites users to upload their own interpretation of or response to a chosen object. Users can also provide links to things that inform their interpretations or responses (for example, video clips, photographs, sound tracks, artworks). Through this process we open up space for multiple interpretations. KeywordsLGBTIQDate of CreationBetween 1st January 1944 and 31st December 1946Date of UsageBetween 1st January 1944 and 31st December 1950MaterialCardboard
Accession NumberHT 2016.1085 h

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Image FilenameHT2016-1085h_CI26674.jpgCopyrightHistory Trust of South AustraliaLicenseCC-0PhotographerKylie Macey

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