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Piacala broom
Object Number 73-9-30/7411
Display Title Piacala broom
Descriptions
Inventory Description Broom, wood handle with brush bound in iron bands
Classification
  • Household accessory
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Brazil / Para
Materials Wood, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions Overall: 11 x 8 cm (4 5/16 x 3 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 7411
Provenance
Provenance Unknown
Expedition Peabody Museum Expedition (1871 - 1873)
Expedition Dr. Charles Frederick Hartt (1871 - 1873)

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