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Brush-broom for sweeping floors, made of end of oil-palm frond
Brush-broom for sweeping floors, made of end of oil-palm frond
Object Number 22-2-50/B3427
Display Title Brush-broom for sweeping floors, made of end of oil-palm frond
Descriptions
Inventory Description Broom, made pof dried palm fronds, ends clipped. bound with palm leaf strips
Classification
  • Broom
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Basa?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern
Materials Palm frond, Palm leaf
Dimensions Overall: 68.5 x 16 x 3.8 cm (26 15/16 x 6 5/16 x 1 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 22-2-50/B3427

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