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Helicopter
Helicopter
Helicopter
Museum of International Folk Art
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
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.
Ojotas
Artist Not Recorded
1970
Ojotas
Artist Not Recorded
1970
Rev. Finster bird house
Reverend Howard Finster
3/29/1991
Airplane Trundle Toys
Emma Gomez Villanes
c. 1958
TRUNDLE TOY
Emma Gomez Villanes
ca. 1960
Elephant
Gong Bell Mfg. Co.
c. 1885
Toy Train by Vinod Kumar Sharma.
Vinod Kumar Sharma
March 1994, staff
Puzzle carving
Artist Not Recorded
Shoes
c. 1920
Ojotas
Artist Not Recorded
20th century