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Object Number
34-28-50/222
Display Title
Horse hair fly switch - "chirra"
Descriptions
Object Description
Horse hair fly switch - "chirra"
Inventory Description
Whisk, wood handle, finely woven blk and wht horsehair head withlong wht fringe
Classification
- Whisk
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Amhara
- Mauzi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Abyssinia
Additional Geographic Terms
Ethiopia
Materials
Wood, Horsehair
Dimensions
Overall: 69.5 x 64 x 12.4 cm (27 3/8 x 25 3/16 x 4 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
34-28-50/222/ #5 "Chirra"/ Fly switch/ MANZI (Amhara) $2/-
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