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Object Number 49-14-50/8329
Display Title Whisk broom regularly used for sweeping around huts. Lisache
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Lisache
Inventory Description Hand broom, vegetable fiber strips, folded/secured with braided fiber, woven han
Classification
  • Broom
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Yao
  • Lambia
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Nyasaland
Additional Geographic Terms Mtimbuka; Fort Johnston, near
Dimensions Overall: 36.5 x 7.5 x 9.5 cm (14 3/8 x 2 15/16 x 3 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 49-14-50/8329

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