A Lawn Jockey

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A lawn jockey.

A lawn jockey is a small statue of a man who is reaching out to catch a horse. Most of those little ceramic staues placed in yards have their faces painted black and they look like jockey s guys that ride horses for a living. For some the original lawn jockey statue the cast iron jocko with his right arm raised as he is eagerly anticipating the reins of a horse is a hitching post and nothing more. In lieu of a woman he could use a lawn jockey.

Michelle younghans will hand paint the lawn jockeys to your desired color specification. 5 0 out of 5 stars 4. The black lawn jockey is typically thought of as a piece of racist memorabilia but a viral facebook post in january 2016 sought to reverse that image by claiming that these miniature statues were. Get it as soon as tue sep 8.

One version particularly popular in the southern united states sometimes called a jocko features the exaggerated stereotypical features of a black man. Look at all those lawn jockey s heading into kfc. A small statue of man usually dressed like a jockey bearing a metal ring in one outstretched hand originally intended as a hitching post and now typically placed on a front lawn. There are two distinct versions of the lawn jockey and they are common ornaments in people s front yards.

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Free shipping by amazon. Most today are white jockeys but historically black jockeys were commonplace. The kings bay old lawn jockey statue equestrian horse lovers sculpture vintage custom paint. Well it was a lawn jockey but it looked like a little boy.

He may hold a metal ring or a lantern and either stands upright on in a slightly slouched position with an arm extended. A lawn jockey is a small statue of a man in jockey clothes intended to be placed in front yards. Or use our contact page. They are not just of black figures but also of white ones.

4 8 out of 5 stars 334. A lawn jockey is a small statue of a man in jockey clothes intended to be placed in front yards as hitching posts similar to those of footmen bearing lanterns near entrances and gnomes in gardens. It is a statue showing a past purpose and they don t see anything racist about it.