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Object Number
17-41-50/B1573
Display Title
Fly whisk
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Whisk, carved wood handle w/human head, hair whisk, bound w/vegetable fiber/hide
Classification
- Whisk
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Bakuba
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Zaire
Materials
Wood, Animal hair, Hide, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 46.5 x 8 x 5.2 cm (18 5/16 x 3 1/8 x 2 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
17-41-50/B.1573
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