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Object Number 985-14-60/14446
Display Title Paint brush
Descriptions
Object Description Paint brush. Dark brown wood handle which has uneven grooves and is splitting at the head near brush. Small bundle of mammal hair for the brush is wrapped with string to the stick and is blotched with yellow paint. Used to paint Puri art according to donor.
Inventory Description Brush, paint brush, wood handle, hair bristles, yellow paint
Classification
  • Brush
  • Shaft, modified
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / India / Orissa
Materials Wood, Fiber, Hair, Pigment, Squirrel fur
Dimensions Overall: 16.2 x 0.8 cm (6 3/8 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object (985-14-60/1448)j; 985-14-60/14446
Provenance
Collector Dr. Cora DuBois (1961-1964 - 1985)
Donor Dr. Cora DuBois (1961-1964 - 1985)

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