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Horse hair fly switch - "chirra"
Horse hair fly switch - "chirra"
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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