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Object Number
49-14-50/7820
Display Title
Boys' switch made of wood and the tail of a cow. Wisinka
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Wisinka
Inventory Description
Whisk, piece of animal tail hafted to wood stick handle, dk brown, stiffened, cu
Classification
- Whisk
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Misuku
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Nyasaland
Additional Geographic Terms
Misuku Mountains; Wilindi Forest, near
Materials
Animal hair, Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 21.5 x 10.3 x 3 cm (8 7/16 x 4 1/16 x 1 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
49-14-50/7820
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