DepartmentAfrica

Motorcycle

NameMotorcycle

Artist Artist Not Recorded

Datec. 1990

Place madeBurkina Faso, Africa

Mediummetal, fiber, synthetic

Dimensions13 9/16 x 17 1/2 x 9 9/16 in. (34.5 x 44.5 x 24.3 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.1991.55.1

Object numberFA.1991.55.1

Collections

Africa.

DescriptionCut tin cans, wire, bicycle chain pcs., bent together, wound; red cloth sewn over seat; red, wht. plastic inverted as headlights, windshield, rear license. Wheels are made of bicycle chains; body is largely tin can pcs.; pedals & standswrapped in copper wire.