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Brush of palm fibre
Object Number 78-5-30/16753
Display Title Brush of palm fibre
Descriptions
Inventory Description Fiber brush with woven fiber handle, fiber ties.
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Brush
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Brazil
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 29.6 x 7 x 3.6 cm (11 5/8 x 2 3/4 x 1 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Provenance
Collector Hassler Expedition (1878)
Collector Prof. Louis Agassiz (1878)
Donor Museum of Comparative Zoology (1878)

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