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Object Number
91-18-30/56915.1
Display Title
Palm brush
Descriptions
Object Description
Palm brushes
Inventory Description
Fiber brush, bound at top with twine
Classification
- Broom
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1887 or earlier
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Haiti
Additional Geographic Terms
Santo Domingo; West Indies
Materials
Fiber, Plant fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 24.5 x 9 cm (9 5/8 x 3 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
91-18-30/56915.1
Credit Line
Gift of Nathan Appleton, 1891
Provenance
Collector
Capt. Nathan Appleton
(1887 - 1891)
Donor
Capt. Nathan Appleton
(1887 - 1891)
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