DepartmentAsia

Whisk broom

NameBroom

CultureIslamic

Date1970's

Place madeIran, South Asia, Asia

MediumRice straw, dye, plastic thread

Dimensions22 1/4 × 11 7/16 × 1 3/4 in. (56.5 × 29 × 4.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Robert and Luba Staller, A.2016.50.1

Object numberA.2016.50.1

DescriptionSmall broom with short handle and colorful thread decorations. The bristles are in a triangular, fanned out shape. Where the bristles meet the handle, alternating red and green thread seperates the bristles into sections. The handle is decorated by green and purple thread.