Catalog Number |
CAS 0493-0162 | |
Category | Tools & Implements | |
Object Name | Broom | |
Culture | Gabra | |
Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
Country | Kenya | |
State/Prov./Dist. | Meikona, Gabraland | |
County | ||
Other Geographic Data | Meikona, Gabraland | |
Maker's Name | Female owner (name not recorded) | |
Date of Manufacture | 1972 | |
Collection Name | Torry Collection (Gabra) | |
Materials | Meti or Deru palm leaves | |
Description | Broom made from bundle of palm leaves whose proximal or base ends have been folded under and concealed in center of bundle; Narrow strip of palm leaf is wrapped around bundle twice near mid-point to secure all the leaves; Additional palm leaves are woven in three parallel single-strand-braids near base of bundle, with each row wrapped around outermost leaves in bundle. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Max Diam = 6.5, Length = 8.5 |