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Object Number
985-14-60/14445
Display Title
Paint brush
Descriptions
Object Description
Paint brush. Brown, round wood handle, splitting at head near brush. Small bundle of mammal (?) hair for brush which is thickly wrapped with string to handle, has red with white and black paint blotches. Used to paint Puri art according to donor.
Inventory Description
Brush, paint brush, wood handle, hair bristles, string wrapping, red paint
Classification
- Brush
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
India
/
Orissa
Materials
Wood, Hair, Fiber, Animal hair, String
Dimensions
Overall: 18.3 x 1 cm (7 3/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
(985-14-60/1446); 985-14-60/14445
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Cora DuBois
(1961-1964 - 1985)
Donor
Dr. Cora DuBois
(1961-1964 - 1985)
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