Porcelain Figurine
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Porcelain figurine depicting a gymnast with the body of an idealized Aryan woman.
German manufacturer’s stamp on the bottom of the figurine.
Nazi Germany hosted the Summer Olympics in Berlin in 1936. This figurine was made around the same time, possibly as a souvenir.
The Olympic Games served as a propaganda tool for the Nazis to impress foreign delegates. The Nazis promised there would be no racial or religious discrimination during the Games. However, this was not true as Jewish and Roma athletes were forbidden from competing for Germany.
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Donated to the Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre by David M. Stevens. 2009.009.001