Making Ship Brooms

MediumSilver Gelatin Print

Dimensions8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm)

Donor credit lineKendall Whaling Museum Collection Transfer

Object number2000.101.2.15

Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum

DescriptionTripp wrote: "Aboat 200 coconut straws are encircled with a band of hoop iron. Through the centre is driven a 3 foot, hard wood handle. The straws are then bound with marline, a foot below the band; the upper ends of the straws are trimmed off, and the broom is complete."

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