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Fly brush
Object Number 11-46-50/83092
Display Title Fly brush
Descriptions
Inventory Description Fly brush, wooden handle, long fiber strands, secured to handle with pitch
Classification
  • Household accessory
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Umbundu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Angola
Materials Wood, Fiber, Pitch
Dimensions Overall: 86 x 9.5 x 5.6 cm (33 7/8 x 3 3/4 x 2 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 11-46-50/83092

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