DepartmentAsia
Whisk broom
NameBroom
CultureIslamic
Date1970's
Place madeIran, South Asia, Asia
MediumRice straw, dye, plastic thread
Dimensions20 1/2 × 12 3/16 × 2 3/16 in. (52 × 31 × 5.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Robert and Luba Staller, A.2016.50.4
Object numberA.2016.50.4
DescriptionSmall, handheld broom with short handle. Bristles fan out from the handle, close to the handle the bristles are sectioned out by colorful thread. The handle is decorated by black and orange thread, and triangles made in yellow thread.
1970's
c. 1958
1930-1939
ca. 1979
.c.1910
