14 novembre 2012

Paint-brush collection


ALASKA, North America
Paint-brushes made by Northwest Coast Peoples.
Collected by George Goodman Hewett.
Made of wood, bark.





JAPAN, Asia

Transferred from Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Made of bamboo and hair.




EGYPT, Africa
Paint-brush formed from sticks bound together and frayed at one end; stained with red paint.
Found among pain-brushes in Deir el-Medina.




photos and information: http://www.britishmuseum.org

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