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Tooth brush
Object Number 04-45-50/64220
Display Title Tooth brush
Descriptions
Inventory Description Toothbrush, carved wooden stick, peeled/frayed at one end, carved at the other
Classification
  • Tools
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Umbundu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Angola
Additional Geographic Terms Benquilla, 300 mi east of
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 12.8 x 1.3 x 1.4 cm (5 1/16 x 1/2 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 64220

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