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Bundle of fibers
Object Number 973-16-50/11495
Display Title Bundle of fibers
Descriptions
Indigenous Term atsimba
Inventory Description Brush, fiber bundle, folded and tied at one end with braided fiber, loop handle
Classification
  • Brush
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Hamar
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Ethiopia
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 57.6 x 14.8 x 6.8 cm (22 11/16 x 5 13/16 x 2 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 973-16-50/11495
Provenance
Donor Robert G. Gardner

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