Broom
| Native Name | Matsuti |
|---|---|
| Object Number: | 65-10-75 |
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Cashinahua |
| Provenience: | Peru Rio Curanja |
| Culture Area: | Amazonia |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Vine Wood |
| Length: | 39.5 cm |
| Width: | 3.5 cm |
| Outside Diameter: | 6.7 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from Kenneth M. Kensinger, 1965 |
Description
Vine tightly woven round base; warp of heavy sticks extending all way up; weft narrower sticks which are horizontal; ends woven over several sticks laid together making top of base, then turning and going vertically up length of vines, then becoming horizontal again and holding long warp sticks together in bunches. Brazilian influence.
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