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Object Number
2007.18.8
Display Title
Whisk for courtyard-cleaning
Descriptions
Object Description
Whisk for courtyard-cleaning
Inventory Description
Whisk, wood strips, bound together at one end
Classification
- Broom
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1981 or earlier
Culture
- Lese
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Congo
Additional Geographic Terms
Ituri Forest
Materials
Bamboo, Raffia
Dimensions
Overall: 54 x 7 x 2.5 cm (21 1/4 x 2 3/4 x 1 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2007.18.8
Credit Line
Gift of Irven DeVore
Provenance
Collector
Irven DeVore
(1981 - 12/27/07)
Donor
Irven DeVore
(1981 - 12/27/07)
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