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Object Number
04-45-50/64172
Display Title
House broom
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Broom, bundle of long fibers gathered at top and secured w/ twisted fiber string
Classification
- Raw Material
- Broom
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Umbundu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Angola
Additional Geographic Terms
Benquilla, 300 mi east of
Materials
Vegetable fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 47 x 8.8 x 4.1 cm (18 1/2 x 3 7/16 x 1 5/8 in.)
Quantity
1
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