Toy bus
A toy bus, tinplate from a can of Yotox insecticide, can lids as wheels, Benin. The bus has been assembled from pieces of tinplate that have been cut and soldered together. It is painted blue at the bottom and yellow at the top with a white stripe in the middle. The window openings have been painted on the side in red, the curtains in white and the texts in black. It says “TOUBA BEUGUE * BAMBA” at the front, “YALA YANA” at the rear and “TRANSPORT EN COMMUN A * MB” on the sides. The wheels are can lids. The rack on the roof has a blue and white checked plastic cover.
Digital collection
Objects made of recycled materials from the collection of Eila Kivekäs