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Broom with handle
Object Number 94-21-30/51574
Display Title Broom with handle
Descriptions
Inventory Description Broom, basketry holds straws in place over wooden handle
Classification
  • Tools
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Brazil
Materials Wood, Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 155 x 40 x 20 cm (61 x 15 3/4 x 7 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 94-21-30/51574
Provenance
Collector Brazilian Commissioner at World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago (1894)
Donor Brazilian Commissioner at World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago (1894)

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