Barbershop Sign

2012.10.0351

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Artifact Identification Barbershop Sign   (2012.10.0351)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Communication Artifacts
  2. :
  3. Advertising Media
  4. :
  5. N/A
Artist/Maker None
Geographic Location
Period/Date Early 20th Century
Culture Burkinabe

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Width) 77 cm
Dimension 2 (Length) 51 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth) .54 cm
Weight 1528 g
Measuring Remarks None
Materials Plant--Wood, Pigment--Paint
Manufacturing Processes Painted
Munsell Color Information N/A

Research Remarks

Published Description N/A
Description N/A
Comparanda

"Craft Caravan, Santa Fe, NM" Comparables done by Talor A. Dale from Quality Antique Tribal Art on October 1, 2012.

Bibliography

Arnoldi, Mary Jo and Christine Mullen Kreamer. Crowning Achievements: African Arts of Dressing the Head. Los Angeles: Fowler Museum of Cultural History, UCLA, 1995. Floor, Rob. African Signs. Haarlem: KIT Publishers, 2010.

Artifact History

Archaeological Data N/A
Credit Line/Dedication Gift of Robert C. and Donna M. Spina Helmholz
Reproduction No
Reproduction Information N/A

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