Toothbrush

Museum number:
5-6959
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
86 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.2155
Description:
Native name: Muswaki-toothbrush Toothbrush; cylindrical stick with bark on; end fibres frayed; l. 31.5 cm; dia. 1.5 cm. Used by everybody to clean teeth. Chewed at the end until fibres emerge and then the end is rubbed on the teeth and chewed upon. This type of toothbrush is common in Africa, Made by Wakamba Purchased by collector in a market at Nakuru
Donor:
Ronald J. Clarke and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Ukambani, Kenya
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Kenya; Ukambani; Kamba (Murdock...44:2)
Culture or time period:
Kamba
Collector:
Ronald J. Clarke
Collection date:
1965
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
1.8 Toilet Articles
Accession date:
1966
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Toothbrush, accession number 5-6959, described as Native name: Muswaki-toothbrush Toothbrush; cylindrical stick with bark on; end fibres frayed; l. 31.5 cm; dia. 1.5 cm. Used by everybody to clean teeth. Chewed at the end until fibres emerge and then the end is rubbed on the teeth and chewed upon. This type of toothbrush is common in Africa, Made by Wakamba Purchased by collector in a market at Nakuru
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Toothbrush, accession number 5-6959, described as Native name: Muswaki-toothbrush Toothbrush; cylindrical stick with bark on; end fibres frayed; l. 31.5 cm; dia. 1.5 cm. Used by everybody to clean teeth. Chewed at the end until fibres emerge and then the end is rubbed on the teeth and chewed upon. This type of toothbrush is common in Africa, Made by Wakamba Purchased by collector in a market at Nakuru

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