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Small broom, vegetable resin, medicine bag component
Small broom, vegetable resin, medicine bag component
Object Number 992-27-30/11667B
Display Title Small broom, vegetable resin, medicine bag component
Descriptions
Object Description Small broom, vegetable resin, medicine bag component. 2w x 10 l cm
Inventory Description Small broom, fiber bristles and handle, sealed with resin.
Classification
  • Broom
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Date 1931-1992
Culture
  • Yaruro
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Venezuela
Materials Fiber, Resin, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions Overall: 10.6 x 2.6 x 1.2 cm (4 3/16 x 1 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 992-27-30/11667B
Provenance
Collector Anthony Leeds (ca. 1958)
Donor Dr. Elizabeth Leeds (12/9/92)

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