Accession No
1948.2335 C
Description
Clothes brush of finely split cane woven at one end into straight handle in one with brush. Fine weaving in black and white stripes.
Place
Africa; Central Africa; Rwanda
Period
Source
Guillebaud, Margaret Lindesay Gamul (Mrs) [donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
1948.2335 C
Cultural Affliation
?Iremena
Material
Cane
Local Term
Measurements
267mm
Events
Context (Acquisition Details)
Provenance on catalogue card given as "Belgian Congo" and card kept in Ruanda section of card drawer. "(Iremena)" written on bottom right of catalogue card.
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Description for 1948.2335 A-C: 'Three clothes brushes made under European influence, of finely split bamboo bound at one end into a handle. The handles of very finely woven bamboo.
A: Double looped handle of black and white bamboo.
B: Single looped handle of black and white striped weaving.
C: Handle in one with brush (straight). Extremely fine weaving in black and white stripes.'
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Clothes brush of finely split cane woven at one end into straight handle in one with brush. Fine weaving in black and white stripes.
Event Date 30/11/2022
Author: Lily Stancliffe
FM:300348
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