Africa in Motion, Toys from West Africa
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Creatively and lovingly made at first by children for their own use, toys of recycled material have been on offer from the 1980s at traditional West African markets and are ernormously popular. The Swiss collection comprising 150 items shown here has been amassed over the past ten years. Assembled with the simplest of techniques, toys such as motorbikes, cars, lorries, airplanes and military equipment are conjured up from all sorts of materials (wire, tin cans, plastic, wood, scraps of metal and cloth) with no limits set on their creators' imagination. Most of these toys are vehicles, which shows the status mobility has in African society. By now small workshops have emerged to ensure the survival of toy-making families. Not just popular with African children, African toys made of recycled material are sought-after world-wide by collectors and museums.
Africa in Motion. Toys from West Africa,Stefan Eisenhofer,Jacques Froidevaux,Karin Guggeis,Pierre Pfiffner,Arnoldsche Verlagsanstalt GmbH,3897902133,Antiques & Collectibles,Antiques / Collectibles,Antiques/Collectibles,General,Antiques & collectables: toys, games & models,West Africa
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