Broom

Museum number:
16-9777
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.1777
Description:
Wristband; hmutus (hand fringe); made of shredded aguaje palm leaves; achiote coloring and chambira cord; tied around wrists and worn as decoration.
Donor:
Joyce Nies, Paul L. Powlison, Robert L. Russell, and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Peru
Verbatim coll. place:
Peru
Collector:
Paul L. Powlison and Summer Institute of Linguistics
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Brooms (maintenance tools)
Accession date:
1963
Department:
South America (except Ancient Peru)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Broom, accession number 16-9777, described as Wristband; hmutus (hand fringe); made of shredded aguaje palm leaves; achiote coloring and chambira cord; tied around wrists and worn as decoration.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Broom, accession number 16-9777, described as Wristband; hmutus (hand fringe); made of shredded aguaje palm leaves; achiote coloring and chambira cord; tied around wrists and worn as decoration.

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