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Object Number
988-18-50/12471
Display Title
Flywhisk
Descriptions
Object Description
Flywhisk
Inventory Description
Brush, leather wrapped handle, sewn with tail hair bristles, brown and black
Classification
- Shaft, modified
- Brush
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Akan
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Ivory Coast
Materials
Hair, Leather, Cowhide, Cotton fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 52.5 x 16 x 8 cm (20 11/16 x 6 5/16 x 3 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
988-18-50/12471
Provenance
Provenance
Abdourahamane Mounkaila
(10/87-8/88)
Collector
Christopher B. Steiner
(10/87-8/88 - 12/6/88)
Donor
Christopher B. Steiner
(10/87-8/88 - 12/6/88)
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| |
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Raw Material
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British Guiana
Guyana | |
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Brush
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