Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0493-0160 | |
| 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 = 5.6, Length = 68.1 | |