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Object Number 02-20-60/62058
Display Title Brush-broom
Descriptions
Inventory Description Unclassified tool, broom, bundle of plant fiber, tied at one end with twisted co
Classification
  • Broom
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / India / <State> / Maldive Islands
Materials Plant fiber
Dimensions Overall: 80 x 4 x 3.9 cm (31 1/2 x 1 9/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 62058

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