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Chief's fly brush (djai or djwai)
Chief's fly brush (djai or djwai)
Object Number 35-31-50/1169
Display Title Chief's fly brush (djai or djwai)
Descriptions
Inventory Description Brush, loose strands of fiber tied at one end with braided fiber cord
Classification
  • Brush
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Basa
  • Basa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern
Materials Vegetable fiber
Dimensions Overall: 65 x 3.2 x 3.2 cm (25 9/16 x 1 1/4 x 1 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 35-31-50/1169

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