Wooden stick

Museum number:
5-13129
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Description:
Toothbrush: small branch stripped of bark; macerated end. Strip bark from branch of To-Mo-Mi plant; chew end to soften. 24 cm x 0.5 cm
Collection place:
Basuba, Kenya
Culture or time period:
Aweer people
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
1.8 Toilet Articles
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Loans:
S1985-1986 #40: SFO Museum (May 21, 1986–October 17, 1986)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Wooden stick, accession number 5-13129, described as Toothbrush: small branch stripped of bark; macerated end. Strip bark from branch of To-Mo-Mi plant; chew end to soften. 24 cm x 0.5 cm
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Wooden stick, accession number 5-13129, described as Toothbrush: small branch stripped of bark; macerated end. Strip bark from branch of To-Mo-Mi plant; chew end to soften. 24 cm x 0.5 cm

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