Clothes brush with Maori carving

Object detail

Accession number

1981.310

Description

Rectangular shaped clothing brush with curved edges and corners. The brush has a wooden body and black plastic bristles imbedded into the underside. The top side of the brush has a Maori Tiki head carving in the centre, the Tiki has two circular inlayed paua eyes. To the sides of the head are koru carvings with a embellished border.

Media/Materials

Organic/Vegetal/Wood

Credit Line

Clothes brush with Maori carving, 1981.310. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

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Classification

Brush, Garment Brush, Clothes Personal Artefacts Personal Gear Clothing Care Artefacts

Collection type

Social History Domestic Technology Technology

Subject auto tags

Hair Plant Wood Terrestrial plant Grass Rectangle Natural material Table Close-up Electric blue

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