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Vegetable whisk, nkomangombe
Vegetable whisk, nkomangombe
Object Number 30-32-50/B4617
Display Title Vegetable whisk, nkomangombe
Descriptions
Inventory Description Fly whisk, black vegetable fiber strands bound with animal hide handle
Classification
  • Fly whisk
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Wanyakusa
  • Mwaya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Tanzania / Mwaya
Additional Geographic Terms Tanganyika Territory
Materials Vegetable fiber, Hide, Animal hair
Dimensions Overall: 80.4 x 9.6 x 3.7 cm (31 5/8 x 3 3/4 x 1 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object B-4617 / 30-32-50

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