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Nescafé Briefcase
c. 1980
Dakar, Senegal
misprinted factory-milled metal sheeting for tin cans, scrap wood, manufactured hardware, color comics on newprint used for lining
16 1/2" H x 9" W x 3 1/4" D
International Folk Art Foundation Collection, Museum of International Folk Art, Santa Fe
photograph by John Bigelow Taylor
© Museum of International Folk Art

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Suitcases made from recycled tin cans or scrap-metal sheeting were originally made for local use, but the Pop art irony of recycling (transforming a Nescafé sign into a lawyer's briefcase, for example) has attracted new clients among resident expatriates and foreign tourists.






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