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Cow's tail switch
Object Number 29-76-50/H976
Display Title Cow's tail switch
Descriptions
Inventory Description Whisk, animal tail wrapped around stick, with aluminum and incised copper bands
Classification
  • Whisk
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia
Materials Animal tail, Wood, Copper, Aluminum
Dimensions Overall: 39 x 11.7 x 4.5 cm (15 3/8 x 4 5/8 x 1 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 29-76-50/H976

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