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Broom without handle
Object Number 94-21-30/51576
Display Title Broom without handle
Descriptions
Inventory Description Broom, hand-whisk without handle, cane-bound top
Classification
  • Household accessory
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Brazil
Materials Cane, Straw
Dimensions Overall: 42 x 24 x 6.2 cm (16 9/16 x 9 7/16 x 2 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 51576
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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