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Object Number 985-17-50/12062
Display Title Toy bicycle
Descriptions
Object Description Bicycle. One seat toy bicycle. Metal wire frame wrapped with stripes of black rubber. Wheels and handle bars move. Made by children. Len: 19.8 cm, ht: 11.5 cm.
Inventory Description Miniature toy bicycle, metal wire wrapped with black rubber strips.
Classification
  • Toy
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Mossi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Upper Volta / Kadiogo / <County> / Ouagadougou
Materials Metal, Rubber
Dimensions Overall: 11.5 x 6 x 19.8 cm (4 1/2 x 2 3/8 x 7 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 985-17-50/12062
Provenance
Collector Kendall A. Mix (1985)
Collector Robin H. Mix (1985)

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