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Object Number
991-5-50/12366
Display Title
Broom
Descriptions
Object Description
Broom (labeled from Faith Ncala) made of wrapped thread and decorated with three double rows of white beads seperated from each other by 2 cm of wound thread between the beads.
Inventory Description
Broom, fiber bundle, string wrapped at one end, white beaded design at one end
Classification
- Broom
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Zulu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
South Africa
Additional Geographic Terms
Inanda seminary
Dimensions
Overall: 55.2 x 6 x 3.8 cm (21 3/4 x 2 3/8 x 1 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
991-5-50/12366
Provenance
Collector
Minnie Carter
(1914 - 1957)
Donor
Margaret Warner
(1957 - 2/21/1991)
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