1966.1.1361.12

Collection type

Object

Description

Model plant fibre object, possibly a broom. Part of a model house; for the associated model parts see [1966.1.1361 .1 - .11 & .13 - .22]. [RH [OPS move] 1/3/2019]

Long description

Model plant fibre object, possibly a broom. Made from a cylindrical piece of wood covered in strips of plan fibre, bound with black stained plant fibre binding. A long tapering stick in alternating bands of black and natural plant fibre projects from one end. Associated part of a model house. For the associated model parts see: Model hut [.1], two carved wooden figures [.2 and .3], an ornamental wooden object with plant fibre string binding and tassel [.4], 3 carved and stained wooden benches [.5 - .7], a woven square sago strainer [.8], a four legged woven basket with red dyed plant fibre tassels [.9], 2 basketry fan-shaped mats with a T-shaped ornament at the top [.10 - .11], 3 plant fibre ?brooms made from twisted and bound plant fibre [.12 - .14], a ?palm wood boat with one cross bar [.15], with 3 wooden stained paddles with crescent-shaped buts [.16 - .18], a strung wooden bow with plant fibre string [.19], and 3 wooden ?arrow shafts each with plant fibre binding and two barbed projections at one end [.20 - .22]. [RH [OPS move] 1/3/2019]

Geographical reference

Guyana

Latin America and the Caribbean > South America > Guyana

Person

Field collector J.B. Alexander

PRM source Ipswich Museum

PRM source Patricia Margaret Maclaren Butler

Date / Period

Date made: Before 1941

Date collected

By 1941

Acquisition information

Purchased: 1966

Materials and processes

Material Plant Fibre, Material Wood Plant, Process Bound, Process Twisted, Process Carved

Dimensions

Diameter: max 16 mm, Length: max 260 mm

Object numbers

Accession number: 1966.1.1361.12

Search terms: Model, Dwelling, House, Broom