Summary
Toy tanker truck, constructed from found material, including an orange juice container, a metal can lid, plastic lids and wheels salvaged from a commercial toy. It represents a truck used in Morocco for transporting lemonade, and was made by an 11 year old boy from the Ikenwen village, Tiznit Province, in 2011.
It is part of a group of traditional toys collected in the Anti-Atlas area of Morocco by Belgium Socio-cultural Anthropologist Jean-Pierre Rossie, during the period 2005-2011.
Physical Description
Toy tanker truck comprising a printed cardboard orange juice container, with images of oranges and extensive text; a bent metal can lid inserted in a slot in the side; and black plastic wheels from a commercial toy.
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Jean-Pierre Rossie, Oct 2011
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Inscriptions
Printed on orange juice box: 'DISFRUTA / 3 soles / nectar de / Orange...' Extensive text follows.
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Overall Dimensions
200 mm (Length), 25 mm (Width)
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