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Porcupine quill fly whisk. Umusinda Wachinungu
Porcupine quill fly whisk. Umusinda Wachinungu
Object Number 49-14-50/8229
Display Title Porcupine quill fly whisk. Umusinda Wachinungu
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Umusinda Wachinungu
Inventory Description Whisk, porcupine quills bound withvegetable fiber, dark outer layer is flaking
Classification
  • Whisk
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Lambia
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Nyasaland
Additional Geographic Terms Chinunka; Misuku Mountains, at the foot of the
Materials Porcupine quill, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions Overall: 43.1 x 24 x 2 cm (16 15/16 x 9 7/16 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 49-14-50/8229

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