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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Indian; Hindu
Title:Knotted Grass on Curved Stick
Type:Household Accessory
Materials:Grass?
Measurements:overall: 15 x 8 1/2 x 1/2 in.; 38.1 x 21.59 x 1.27 cm
Accession Number:  MH 2003.26.23
Credit Line:Transfer from the Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
Missionary Cabinet. Grass/roots knotted on slender curved stick to form fringe. Object is tan and consists of two fringe pieces and one slender curved stick, bent in half. Indentations along top of fringe, close to knots, indicate concentric circles similar to a hand fan (also part of the missionary collection).

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