Fabulous c. 1980s Hair Stylist's Sign, Kumasi, Ghana, Painted Plywood ancient stone tool Wear to the box and

Wear to the box and the loss of one short side

undulating form of this swan's head and beak that really makes it special to me

with nice painterly detailing lending dapple to the apple

which should be easily glued or taped back in place

I find it really a striking image

Fabulous c. 1980s Hair Stylist's Sign, Kumasi, Ghana, Painted Plywood ancient stone tool Wear to the box andThere 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,