COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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AMICO~1~1
The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
BCM_.2001.2.35
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BCM_.2001.2.35
AMICA ID
false
AMICA Library Year:
2003
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2003
AMICA Library Year
false
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Object Type
false
Description:
Fantasy toy tank made of flip-flop sandals cut in various shapes and sizes and painted bright colors; pieces secured by palm rib pegs; curved plastic windshield lifts up to reveal driver space; large turret with gun on top; three sets of wheels on palm splint axles; black rubber band on front and rear axles wraps around knob on long peg securing turret and causes turret to swivel when tank rolled forward or back on wheels.
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Fantasy toy tank made of flip-flop sandals cut in various shapes and sizes and painted bright colors; pieces secured by palm rib pegs; curved plastic windshield lifts up to reveal driver space; large turret with gun on top; three sets of wheels on palm splint axles; black rubber band on front and rear axles wraps around knob on long peg securing turret and causes turret to swivel when tank rolled forward or back on wheels.
Description
false
Creator Name:
Yaweisohn, Mr.
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Yaweisohn, Mr.
Creator Name
false
Creator Nationality:
African
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African
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Mr. Yaweisohn, Lomo, Liberia
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Mr. Yaweisohn, Lomo, Liberia
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Toy Tank Made of Flip Flops
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Toy Tank Made of Flip Flops
Title
false
View:
Full view
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Full view
View
false
Creation Date:
Late 20th century
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Late 20th century
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
1975
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1975
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
2000
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2000
Creation End Date
false
Materials and Techniques:
Rubber, palm rib
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Rubber, palm rib
Materials and Techniques
false
Classification Term:
Recreational artifaces
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Recreational artifaces
Classification Term
false
Creation Place:
Liberia, Africa
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Liberia, Africa
Creation Place
false
Dimensions:
Height: 7 7/8"; width: 13 1/4"; depth: 9 3/4"
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Height: 7 7/8"; width: 13 1/4"; depth: 9 3/4"
Dimensions
false
AMICA Contributor:
Brooklyn Children's Museum
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Brooklyn Children's Museum
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
Brooklyn, New York, USA
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Brooklyn, New York, USA
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
2001.2.35
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2001.2.35
ID Number
false
Credit Line:
Gift of Bill Siegmann, 2001
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Gift of Bill Siegmann, 2001
Credit Line
false
Rights:
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<a href="http://www.amico.org/rights/bcm_.html"target="_new">http://www.amico.org/rights/bcm_.html</a>
Rights
false
Context:
Tank could be played with as a toy, but presumably is an example of the maker's craftsmanship and sold as a piece of folk art.
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Tank could be played with as a toy, but presumably is an example of the maker's craftsmanship and sold as a piece of folk art.
Context
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
BCM_.2001-2-35.tif
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BCM_.2001-2-35.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
false