Wooden pick

Museum number:
5-13130
Permalink:
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Description:
Head scratcher: wood, narrow, long shaft with pointed tip; top shaped with four super imposed triangles. Half of forth triangle at top is broken off. Carved from wood of Da-an tree. 15 cm x 1.5 cm
Collection place:
Basuba, Kenya
Culture or time period:
Aweer people
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
1.8 Toilet Articles
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Wooden pick, accession number 5-13130, described as Head scratcher: wood, narrow, long shaft with pointed tip; top shaped with four super imposed triangles. Half of forth triangle at top is broken off. Carved from wood of Da-an tree. 15 cm x 1.5 cmHearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Wooden pick, accession number 5-13130, described as Head scratcher: wood, narrow, long shaft with pointed tip; top shaped with four super imposed triangles. Half of forth triangle at top is broken off. Carved from wood of Da-an tree. 15 cm x 1.5 cm
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Wooden pick, accession number 5-13130, described as Head scratcher: wood, narrow, long shaft with pointed tip; top shaped with four super imposed triangles. Half of forth triangle at top is broken off. Carved from wood of Da-an tree. 15 cm x 1.5 cm

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