Broom

Broom called "qus rhuab" composed of a bamboo handle bound with red plastic strips and wrapped with a metal battery casing, fibers for sweeping bound and separated by green plastic strips, and a twisted hanging cord; made by Mtsuab Vam Lauj in Ban Vanai Refugee Camp in Thailand.

Details

Catalog Number: A88:1:91

Object Name: Broom

Artist/Maker:

• Artist: Lauj, Mtsuab Vam

Material: BAMBOOPLASTICMETAL

Dimensions:

• Height: 72.0 cm
• Width: 20.0 cm

World Region: Asia

Culture Area: Southeast Asia

People/Culture: Hmong

Place Made: Mtsuab Vam LaujHmongBan Vanai Refugee CampThailand

Date Made: 20th Century

Collection: Anthropology