Small Rice Owl football player "comic" figurine

Item — Box: 51

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

This collection contains a wide variety of realia from Rice University's history, including a variety of jewelry pieces, clothing, athletics-related materials, and various other objects.

Dates

Creation: 1912 - 2022

Creator

From the Collection: Rice University. (Organization)

Access Restrictions

This material is available for research.

Conditions Governing Access

Boxes 1-25, 27-30, 32, 35-37, 39, 43, 44, 46-52, 54, 56-58, 60-62, 64, 67-128, as well as all unboxed and oversize items are stored onsite mostly in the vault at the Woodson Research Center.

Boxes 26, 31, 33, 34, 38, 40-42, 45, 53, 55, 59, 63, 65, and 66 stored offsite at the Library Service Center and require 24-hour notice for retrieval. Please contact the Woodson Research Center at 713-348-2586 or woodson@rice.edu for more information.

Extent

From the Collection: 191 Linear Feet (178 boxes plus oversize items)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

General

Small figurine representing a Rice football player. The figurine is made of several ovular bits of material (metal? smooth rocks/pebbles?), that are assembled together to be vaguely person-shaped. The figurine is painted blue and gray to simulate a football uniform and helmet, and has a painted smiley face. The word "OWLS" is painted across the front. This item has the appearance of being a hand-made one-of-a-kind, but on the bottom of one of the feet there is the remnant of a small printed sticker, almost completely illegible, that may be a manufacturer's label. There is no information regarding date, purpose, original owner or donor.