Product Description
Jean Eugene Remy
Handmade Folk Art, Tap Tap Truck Driving Through Haiti, Eco-Friendly Decor 23x23in
Tap taps are brightly painted buses or pick-up trucks that serve as share taxis in Haiti. Literally meaning "quick quick" these vehicles for hire are privately owned and ornately decorated. They follow fixed routes, won't leave until filled with passengers, and riders can disembark at any point in the journey.
Recycled 55-gallon oil drums are carefully and skillfully transformed into a flattened ``metal canvas;`` then with chalk, the design is drawn onto the metal sheet. Using hammer, chisel and various primitive tools, the shape is cut and the various decorative patterns are pounded into the metal, creating a unique and treasured piece of primitive art.
