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| Maker(s): | Unknown | | Culture: | Oceanic; Polynesian
| | Title: | Broom
| | Date Made: | 19th or early 20th century
| | Type: | Household Accessory
| | Materials: | Bamboo and plant fiber
| | Place Made: | Oceania; Polynesia
| | Measurements: | overall: 54 x 9 x handle diam 1 in.; 137.16 x 22.86 x 2.54 cm
| | Narrative Inscription: | On a paper card attached to brush of broom with two metal pins: "Broom from South Sea Isles. Morgan Smith, So. Hadley." On reverse: "Crittenden."
| | Accession Number: | MH 2003.26.40
| | Credit Line: | Gift of Mr. Morgan Smith and Transfer from the Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections
| | Museum Collection: | Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
Missionary Cabinet. Bamboo handle and dark brown brush head, tightly woven onto handle with thin rope, separated into five sections.
Tags:
indigenous people; missionaries Subjects:
Missionaries; Indigenous peoples Link to share this object record:
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