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Man's fly whisk (oryx? tail) - wooden handle wound with metal wire
Man's fly whisk (oryx? tail) - wooden handle wound with metal wire
Object Number 40-24-50/5101
Display Title Man's fly whisk (oryx? tail) - wooden handle wound with metal wire
Descriptions
Inventory Description Fly whisk, tail attached to wooden handle, brass ring and coiled metal at haft
Classification
  • Fly whisk
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Beri
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms Anglo-Egyptian Sudan: Lafon
Materials Wood, Animal tail, Metal
Dimensions Overall: 78 x 18.5 x 1.9 cm (30 11/16 x 7 5/16 x 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 40-24-50/5101

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