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Palm brush
Object Number 91-18-30/56915.2
Display Title Palm brush
Descriptions
Object Description Palm Brushes
Inventory Description Fiber brush, bound at top with twine
Classification
  • Broom
Department Ethnographic
Date 1887 or earlier
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Haiti
Additional Geographic Terms Santo Domingo; West Indies
Materials Fiber, Plant fiber
Dimensions Overall: 24.5 x 9 cm (9 5/8 x 3 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 56915 / 91-18-30/56915.2
Credit Line Gift of Nathan Appleton, 1891
Provenance
Collector Capt. Nathan Appleton (1887 - 1891)
Donor Capt. Nathan Appleton (1887 - 1891)

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