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Object Number 970-1-50/11328
Display Title Fly whisk: dark wooden handle wrapped at top with colored (blue, red, white) str
Descriptions
Object Description Fly whisk: dark wooden handle wrapped at top with colored (blue, red, white) string. Raffia whisk with small piece of animal fur over handle tip. Hand-carved.
Inventory Description Brush, quill wrapped wooden handle, fiber bundle at 1 end, fur piece.
Classification
  • Brush
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Dimensions Overall: 74 x 4.3 x 2.9 cm (29 1/8 x 1 11/16 x 1 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
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