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Object Number 79-14-20/17543
Display Title Hair brush of agave fibre
Descriptions
Inventory Description Broom, bundled vegetable fiber, folded and bound handle, blue stripe
Classification
  • Broom
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Huaxtico
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico / Guerrero / <County> / <City> / Buena Vista
Dimensions Overall: 14 x 11.8 x 5.1 cm (5 1/2 x 4 5/8 x 2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 17.543

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