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Object Number 05-19-10/65067
Display Title Broom
Descriptions
Inventory Description Broom, wood handle, grass fiber bristles with braid at top
Classification
  • Broom
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Southeastern Ojibwa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / Ontario / <County> / Sarnia Reservation
Additional Geographic Terms Walpole Island
Materials Wood, Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 110.3 x 22.2 x 6.5 cm (43 7/16 x 8 3/4 x 2 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 65067
Provenance
Collector Dr. Mark Raymond Harrington (04/01/1905)
Dealer Dr. Mark Raymond Harrington (01/01/1905)

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