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Broom
Object Number 85-7-70/37600
Display Title Broom
Descriptions
Inventory Description Broom, bundle of grasses, bound with plant fiber
Classification
  • Broom
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Hawaiian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / United States / Hawaii
Materials Plant fiber, Grass
Dimensions Overall: 94.5 x 9.7 x 7.4 cm (37 3/16 x 3 13/16 x 2 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37600
Provenance
Collector Alexander Agassiz (1884-1885 - April 25, 1885)
Donor Alexander Agassiz (1884-1885 - April 25, 1885)

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