Collector:

Margaret Sullivan  Search this

Donor Name:

Margaret Sullivan  Search this

Height - Object:

49 cm

Width - Object:

38 cm

Diameter - Object:

3 cm

Culture:

Sherbro  Search this

Object Type:

Broom

Place:

Bonthe, Bonthe District, Southern Province, Sierra Leone, Africa

Accession Date:

8 Oct 1996

Collection Date:

1975 to 1976

Notes:

FAN SHAPED ITEM W/ RAFFIA-WRAPPED HANDLE W/ A SPIRAL PATTERN. THIN LOOP ON HANDLE FOR HANGING. PALM LEAF RIBS HELD FLAT W/ DOUBLE CURVILINEAR SEAM. BROWN SPOT ON LOWER HALF OF BROOM. BOUGHT AT BONTHE CO-OP. MAKER WAS MALE.

Record Last Modified:

26 Jul 2019

Specimen Count:

1

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

409926

USNM Number:

E427471-0

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Anthropology

Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3bd92dbe9-954e-41fa-ac43-2bce01c95e82

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8460182