West African Barber’s Double-Sided Sign on Wood Panel signed NRD, 1996 holiday gift there is wear and staining

there is wear and staining to the interior

7 1/8" t x 4 5/8" w

New York in 1947

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12 5/8" x 8 3/4" open

West African Barber’s Double-Sided Sign on Wood Panel signed NRD, 1996 holiday gift there is wear and stainingI believe this original hand painted barber shop sign is most likely from Burkino Faso, and I have actually found another (featured in the virtual Museum of Uncut Funk by, I believe, the same artist that one signed with the R of NRD elaborated to spell Rasmane. West African Barber shop hairdressers signs like this, dating from the 1970s to present, have become quite collectible, and were are often made by artists specialized in making them. I love the