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Toy Car3201/1

Toy vehicle made of clothes hangers and typewriter ribbon spools as wheels. Represents a mini-bus, with moveable wheels, a sliding side door, a middle seat that lifts to allow passengers into the back, and a moving luggage rack at top. Construction is open, with wires suggesting walls and seats. Coat hangers are lashed together with wraps of thinner wire.

Culture
Basotho
Material
metal
Made in
Lesotho
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Toy CarAe91 a-b

Large wire toy car (part a) with 4 doors which open, and sprung wheels. The car slopes where the wire is missing. It is tied in various places with copper wire. Body wire is silver, painted blue, and worn off in places. Wheel axles are twp metal rods. The wheels are rubber with two bottle caps on the back ones. A piece of wire lays on the back, loose, with both ends bent. Front axles work. A long stick (part b) with a wire hook wrapped with copper wire, and black rubber are attached to the steering wheel with wire dividing it into four quarters while copper wires hold it together. The wheels are apart at one side. Two pieces stick out from copper wire on the stick which has blue paint marks.

Culture
Bira
Material
metal, paint, rubber and copper metal
Made in
Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Toy CarAe90

Wooden matchbox truck covered with purple paper which has been glued on. Truck has a red base and yellow script; red dye on both ends. Four beer caps with 'primus' written in gothic script. Two sticks hold the caps on pierced through box. Top is an open cardboard box in black, white, and brown. Windshield is cardboard held onto front with red string.

Culture
Bira
Material
wool fibre, adhesive, metal, paper and wood
Made in
Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Toy CarAe89

Small flat oblong rectangular tin can with an unevenly opened top. Silver exterior and gold interior. 'Importe du, packed in, hergestellt, prepare en Portugal, 1978, no.73' written on the bottom. Four bottle cap wheels are attached with thin sticks through pierced caps to form axles. Fanta cap has purple inside and is in a jagged circle design.

Culture
Bira
Material
fibre, wood, metal and tin metal
Made in
Ngbulanzabo, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Toy CarAe88

Toy truck with body, cabin, front, side windows, and doors formed of horizontal straw elements. The chassis is formed by four brown sticks tied with grass. The wheels are made of blue thong material with a yellow strip in centre around wheel. Four pieces of rubber hold the chassis and the body of the truck together.

Culture
Central African
Material
cotton fibre, rubber, grass and wood
Made in
Ngbulanzabo, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Toy CarAe87

Four pieces of copper wire in two parts in the shape of a car. Red wool string is attached to one part with a stick at the other end of the string.

Culture
Central African
Material
wool fibre, wood and copper metal
Made in
Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Toy Car3618/1

Handmade toy vehicle consisting of metal wires coiled together. Wires that make up main body of vehicle are wrapped in assorted plastic, wheels and under carriage are uncovered. Construction is open, with wires suggesting walls and seats; two semi-circles protrude from front centre of vehicle. Six wire figures are inside vehicle, playing different instruments; all are dressed in cotton clothing and have their heads covered. Two figures in back are playing large circular drums; two in middle are facing one another and playing cymbals. Two figures stand at front with cylindrical instruments, holding long sticks inserted into them. Instrument materials are cut from oil cans. Long curved handle attached to bottom back edge, that extends overtop entire vehicle; for steering and pushing. When toy is moved, arms on all figures move to play their instruments.

Culture
Zimbabwean
Material
metal, plastic, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Harare, Zimbabwe
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Toy Car3618/2

Handmade toy vehicle consisting of metal wires coiled together; wires that make up main body of vehicle are wrapped in assorted plastic, wheels and under carriage are uncovered. Construction is open, with wires suggesting walls and seats. Eight wire figures are inside vehicle, playing different instruments; all dressed in cotton clothing and have their heads covered. Two figures in back are playing large circular drums, three in middle are playing a guitar, cymbal, and bells; all are seated. Two figures are standing at front with cylindrical instruments, and they are holding long sticks inserted in them. Instruments are made of plain metal and oil cans. Eighth figure at front of vehicle, facing backward, has their hands on top of the two standing figures; they are wearing a metal mask with horns. Long curved handle attached to bottom back edge, that extends overtop entire vehicle; for steering and pushing. When toy is moved, figures holding instruments move to play them; masked figure bends at the waist.

Culture
Zimbabwean
Material
metal, plastic, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Harare, Zimbabwe
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Toy Car3618/3

Handmade toy vehicle consisting of metal wires coiled together; wires that make up main body are wrapped in assorted plastic, wheels are uncovered. Construction is open with wires making up a rectangular platform for four figures to stand on. All figures are dressed in cotton clothing, and have stuffed heads with faces embroidered on. Male figures on left are playing guitars, and female figures on right are playing drums. Identical guitars are made up of wood and bottle caps; drum in back consists of a large plastic cap, and drum at front is made of bottle caps threaded together. Long curved handle attached to back bottom edge, that bends overtop entire vehicle; for steering and pushing. When toy is moved, all arms move to play instruments.

Culture
Zimbabwean
Material
metal, copper metal, plastic, wood, cotton fibre, wool fibre and dye
Made in
Harare, Zimbabwe
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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