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Fly whisk of tail Umusinda Wangomba
Fly whisk of tail Umusinda Wangomba
Object Number 49-14-50/8228
Display Title Fly whisk of tail Umusinda Wangomba
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Umusinda Wangomba
Inventory Description Fly whisk, bundle of animal hair attach'd to carv'd wood stick
Classification
  • Tools
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Lambia
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Nyasaland
Additional Geographic Terms Chinunka; Misuku Mountains, at the foot of the
Materials Wood, Animal hair
Dimensions Overall: 37 x 10 x 1.1 cm (14 9/16 x 3 15/16 x 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 49-14-50/8228

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