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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

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

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