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Hairbrush. Made of stiff grass.
Hairbrush. Made of stiff grass.
Object Number 78-52-10/15782
Display Title Hairbrush. Made of stiff grass.
Descriptions
Object Description Hairbrush. Made of stiff grass.
Inventory Description Brush, small bundled twigs with cotton braided, fiber handle
Classification
  • Brush
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Sioux?
  • Omaha?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States
Materials Fiber, Cotton, Grass
Dimensions Overall: 14.5 x 2.5 x 2.4 cm (5 11/16 x 1 x 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 15782
Provenance
Collector Charles Willson Peale
Owner William Clogston (1878)

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