item #607

from: Ghana

tribe: No tribal association

material: Wood

price: $400.00

This signboard measures 48 x 23 3/4" (122 x 60 cm). The establishment that used this sign was a versatile one, doing both men's and women's hair. Many people in Africa either do not have a phone of their own or they don't have enough money to buy credits for their prepaid phones so they use public phones which are privately operated. A call placed this way may not be the cheapest on a per minute basis but is does require the lowest outlay. There are many outlets set up all around town to provide only this service since all they need is a cell phone. This salon, however, provides that service in addition to its main business and included that on their sign.

photo # 607.1