Vintage African Barber Sign - 138.1
£375.00
A genuine piece of African folk art: a hand-painted barber's signboard, worked in bold house-paint on plywood. Witty and full of character, signs like these marked out barbershops and advertised their styles — blending long-standing African traditions of hair-braiding and cutting with imported, often American, pop-culture influences.
Each was painted by the barbers themselves or by local sign artists, so every board is entirely unique. The knocks and blemishes you'll see are honest marks of age and use — part of its story, and proof it's the real thing.
A striking statement piece for a wall at home, in a studio or in a shop.
Size: 59 × 80cm