Broom Item Number: K4.202 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Broom with red and natural colour string woven in diamond patterns and bound around top. Small looped handle on side at top.
Cultural Context
domestic use
Item History
- Made in Zambia
- Collected between 1956 and 1965
- Owned by Marie-Claire Delahaye before November 1969
- Received from Marie-Claire Delahaye (Donor) during November 1969
What
- Name
- Broom
- Identification Number
- K4.202
- Type of Item
- broom
- Material
- reed grass, dye ? and fibre ?
- Manufacturing Technique
- woven
- Overall
- height 53.0 cm, diameter 6.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Barotse
- Previous Owner
- Marie-Claire Delahaye
- Received from
- Marie-Claire Delahaye (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Zambia
When
- Collection Date
- between 1956 and 1965
- Ownership Date
- before November 1969
- Acquisition Date
- during November 1969
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0158/0032