Broom Item Number: N2.1146 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Whisk broom with a short, thick, cylindrical handle of twined grass attached to a thick bundle of thin rice grass strands.
Item History
- Made in Okinawa, Japan
- Collected by Wayne Suttles during 1954
- Owned by Wayne Suttles before 1954
- Received from Wayne Suttles (Seller) and University Purchase (Funding source) during 1954
What
- Name
- Broom
- Identification Number
- N2.1146
- Type of Item
- broom
- Material
- rice grass
- Manufacturing Technique
- twisted and tied
- Overall
- height 44.0 cm, width 34.0 cm, depth 12.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Okinawan
- Field Collector
- Wayne Suttles
- Previous Owner
- Wayne Suttles
- Received from
- Wayne Suttles (Seller) and University Purchase (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Okinawa, Japan
When
- Collection Date
- during 1954
- Ownership Date
- before 1954
- Acquisition Date
- during 1954
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2171/0133