DepartmentAfrica

Helicopter

NameHelicopter

Maker Saarenald T. S. Yaawaison

Datec.1983

Place madeMonrovia, Liberia, Africa

MediumRubber, nails and paint

DimensionsOverall: 10 7/16 x 14 9/16 x 7 7/8 in. (26.5 x 37 x 20 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of Jane J. Martin, A.2000.9.1

Object numberA.2000.9.1

Collections

Africa.

DescriptionBody made from recycled shoe soles. Attached four wheels, spool device w/bands moves rotor blades on stack on roof. Probe on front of roof. Multicolored.

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