Briefcase
Object Details
- Undetermined artist
- Label Text
- Artists in several African countries have appropriated and reinvented the iconic form of the stylish, slim briefcase. Made from discarded sheets of aluminum drink cans and mass-produced grocery containers and then lined with comics, these briefcases are fun, eye-catching and ironic. Crafted from discarded materials rather than leather and fine cloth, the use of industrial goods reinforces the message contained in these symbols of modernization.
- Description
- Green recycled metal (Heinekin beer cans) briefcase lined with comics.
- Provenance
- Wil and Irene Petty, Silver Spring, Maryland, -- to 2008
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- Credit Line
- The Wil and Irene Petty Collection
- Late 20th century
- Object number
- 2008-5-35
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Sculpture
- Medium
- Metal, paper, plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 35 x 8.5 x 38.4 cm (13 3/4 x 3 3/8 x 15 1/8 in.)
- Geography
- Senegal
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- National Museum of African Art
- Topic
- Writing
- Record ID
- nmafa_2008-5-35
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Usage conditions apply
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys7956307ac-d810-4bb1-83db-fcb67b425046
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