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Object Number 85-9-20/37785
Display Title Hair brush, agave fibre
Descriptions
Inventory Description Hand broom, veg fiber, coarser interior, folded, handle bound with purple fiber
Classification
  • Broom
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico
Dimensions Overall: 15.2 x 4.8 x 5.3 cm (6 x 1 7/8 x 2 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 85-9-20/37785

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