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The Museum of Americanism Annex One
This section continues the display of rare historical KKK artifacts and memorabilia. These items are not for sale. They are museum exhibits only.
(1)
(2) Three foot tall cement statue of a Klansman,
circa 1970's - 80's.
(3)
(4)
(5) Statue of a Klanswoman circa 1920's - 30's.
(6) Three distinct
styles of Klan statues, circa 1920's. There were many types of Kan statues from large to
very small, from ceramic, to frosted glass, to plaster. Several types were copied and
reproduced up to the 1990's causing confusion among collectors.
(7) More
different styles of Klan statues circa 1920's - 1940's.
(8)
(9) Authentic, dated 1923, 18 inch plaster Klan
statue. The left arm is detachable and fits into a socket. When in place the statue is
giving the left handed Klan salute. It is not a right handed Nazi salute and it predated
the Nazis. This style statue was reproduced up to the 1990's. Antique looking paints were
used on the reproductions and many people have been fooled by the 1923 date, thinking the
reproductions were originals. Original Klan statues are rare.
(10) The three
statues on the right are modern remakes of 1920's originals. The two on the far right are
plaster. The third statue from the right is ceramic. The statue on the far left is not a
Klan statue at all. It is a statue from the Catholic religious ceremony in Spain called
the Consecration of the Pastas. The Klan symbol on the statue was added on at a later
date. The Catholic statues from the Consecration of the Pastas ceremony have been palmed
off as KKK statues for decades. Many people have been taken advantage of and fooled into
thinking they are buying a collectible part of American history when, in fact, it's not
American at all. It's Spanish. Let the buyers beware!
(11) Another
style of Klan statue, circa 1920's. KIGY stands for: Klansman I Greet You.
(12)
(13) Similar to the one above, but still
different, this statue is also circa 1920's. On the base is the word "Honor".
(14) This pewter
statue is modern day "wizards and dungeons" type stuff, but it, too, has been
palmed off as a Klan statue.
(15) Klan dolls and
puppets of any kind from any Klan era are rare and far and few between. These Klan dolls
date from the 1990's.
(16) Like the
statue above, this doll looks like it's KKK. But, it is not. It is, also, from the
Catholic Spanish ceremony, the Consecration of the Pastas. Like the statue above, these
dolls have, also, been sold as KKK collectibles.