Fabulous c. 1980s Hair Stylist's Sign, Kumasi, Ghana, Painted Plywood stacking lacquer box barely visible from the front

barely visible from the front

But I still love them

) Clearly they were specifically made as a child's set

and what a marvelously strange thing

combined with yellow shirt and red pants--just a terrific color scheme I think

Fabulous c. 1980s Hair Stylist's Sign, Kumasi, Ghana, Painted Plywood stacking lacquer box barely visible from the frontThere are many many wonderful examples of painted signs from barbers and hairdressers in Ghana, Burkino Faso, Ivory Coast, and Tofo dating from the 1970 ies to the present but I must say this is one of my favorites I've seen, including for how regal and really Cleopatra esque she is, and also for being a cutout. This sign is from Kumasi, Ghana, with Ahenboboano I believe referring to the location (Airport Road) and Elvis the name of the painter,