Toy truck, metal

Museum number:
5-15487
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.4504
Description:
Toy truck, made of several used metal cans. Orange label on largest can reads "Metro promotion." Made by 14-year-old boy.
Donor:
Margot Winer and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Lesotho
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; So. Lesotho; made by 14 yr. old boy
Collector:
Margot Winer
Materials:
Metal
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Toys (recreational artifacts) and Trucks
Function:
6.2 Toys, Children’s Utensils, Objects used in the Education of Children
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Comment:
In terrible, unstable shape. The truck is badly corroding/corroded and flaking corrosion on the shelf. The piece can barely stand on its own. It would also suffer from being subject to the increased humidity at BAM over the winter months. Do Not Lend
Loans:
S2002-2003 #9: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (December 20, 2002–April 7, 2003)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Toy truck, metal, accession number 5-15487, described as Toy truck, made of several used metal cans. Orange label on largest can reads "Metro promotion." Made by 14-year-old boy.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Toy truck, metal, accession number 5-15487, described as Toy truck, made of several used metal cans. Orange label on largest can reads "Metro promotion." Made by 14-year-old boy.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Toy truck, metal, accession number 5-15487, described as Toy truck, made of several used metal cans. Orange label on largest can reads "Metro promotion." Made by 14-year-old boy.

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