toy animal

Toy Warthog made from recycled flip-flops made by hand in Kenya. The toy is named "Ngiri" meaning Warthog in Swahili. The recycling iniative is called "Ocean Sole" - discarded flip-flops washed on beaches are recycled into toys.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
HC.2018.28
COLLECTION
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
recycled; flip-flops
CATEGORY
Education Handling Collection: Anthropology
LOCATION
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