FMNH 104944.nosub[1]

  • Download file
    Scanner: Grace Apfeld : Field Museum of Natural History - Anthropology
    Transcriber: Julia W. Kennedy : Field Museum of Natural History - Anthropology Collections
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC 4.0
    Description: scan of catalog card [FRONT] [MAIN BODY] Field Columbian Museum. | 21-14 | Country West Africa | Locality Togo Hinterland | People Hausa Stock | Name Brush made of tail of some animal, with plaited leather loop wrapped with string at end, and a peculiar rounded piece of iron tied on near brush, [illegible word crossed out] standing out nearly at right angles. Color light tawny. Length 50-60 cm. | Collection Otto Finsch. Cap. Thierry, Col. | Notes | Price [LEFT MARGIN] A | ENT | 104944 | 104944 | 484/3 | Acc. 941
Catalog Number: 104944.nosub[1]
Description: brush
Materials: animal hair, leather, string, iron
Cultural Attribution: Hausa
Accession Number: [941] O. Finsch (Purchase)
Accession Year: 1905
Other Numbers: 484/3
Collector/Source: Otto Finsch, Captain Gaston Thierry
EMu IRN: 1005270
GUID: f8741724-2a77-440a-b30a-cd31458e4b28

We welcome feedback. The web database is not a complete record of the Museum's anthropological holdings and documentation for a collection item will vary due to when and how it was collected as well as how recently it was accessed. While efforts are made to ensure the accuracy of the information available on this website, some content may contain errors. We work with descendant communities around the world to interpret the collections in order to promote a greater understanding of global heritage and, through consultation, will remove information that is inaccurate or inappropriate. We encourage and welcome members of descendant communities, scholars, and others to contact us to confirm or clarify data found here.