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Object Number
49-14-50/8338
Display Title
Fly whisk - metal wound around wooden handle. Nchira.
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Nchira
Inventory Description
Fly whisk, wood shaft wrapped with coiled wire, metal screw base, red hair whisk
Classification
- Fly whisk
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Lambia
- Yao
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Nyasaland
Additional Geographic Terms
Mtimbuka; Fort Johnston, near
Materials
Wood, Animal hair, Metal
Dimensions
Overall: 60.8 x 8 x 6.3 cm (23 15/16 x 3 1/8 x 2 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
49-14-50/8338
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