Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2006-0009-0001 | |
| Category | Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Broom | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Miyagi Prefecture | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | City: Sendai | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1972 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Unidentified grass; String; Commercial cloth | |
| Description | “Turkey wing-style†whisk broom made from bundles of a stiff type of grass, whose stems are gathered at one end and sewn together with black or dark brown string to form a tapered handle, whose proximal end is wrapped with a small piece of black velvet cloth; Distal ends of grass stems flare outward and are all trimmed to a uniform length. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 20.2, Thickness = 3.9, Length = 28.4 | |