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Ivory handled brush with animal hair
Ivory handled brush with animal hair
Object Number 54-29-50/9671
Display Title Ivory handled brush with animal hair
Descriptions
Object Description Ivory handled brush with animal hair (see Conservation Record or Authority pages for information on tail hair identification)
Inventory Description Brush, carved ivory handle, chipped base, bundle of coarse brown and red hair
Classification
  • Brush
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Belgian Congo
Materials Ivory, Animal hair, Fiber, Elephant ivory, Giraffe hair
Dimensions Overall: 27 x 6.2 x 5.7 cm (10 5/8 x 2 7/16 x 2 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 54-29-50/9671/ 2420

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