Brush

Museum number:
1-19800
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.508
Description:
Soap root fibre. Flat, triangular; fibers bunched together and bound with string and soap root juice to form handle.
Donor:
Thomas T. Waterman and University Appropriation
Collection place:
South Fork of Kern River, Kern County, California
Verbatim coll. place:
California; Kern; South Fork of Kern River
Culture or time period:
Tübatulabal
Collector:
Thomas T. Waterman
Collection date:
June 1916
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Brushes (implements)
Function:
1.5 Household
Accession date:
1916
Context of use:
For detergent; fibers for brushes.
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Dimensions:
length 15 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Brush, accession number 1-19800, described as Soap root fibre. Flat, triangular; fibers bunched together and bound with string and soap root juice to form handle.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Brush, accession number 1-19800, described as Soap root fibre. Flat, triangular; fibers bunched together and bound with string and soap root juice to form handle.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Brush, accession number 1-19800, described as Soap root fibre. Flat, triangular; fibers bunched together and bound with string and soap root juice to form handle.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Brush, accession number 1-19800, described as Soap root fibre. Flat, triangular; fibers bunched together and bound with string and soap root juice to form handle.

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