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Whisk, tail on a stick, length of solid part only 25.25 in.
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Object Number 973-16-50/11429
Display Title Whisk, tail on a stick, length of solid part only 25.25 in.
Descriptions
Indigenous Term gaia dubana
Inventory Description Whisk, carved wooden stick, tail attached, light colored hair, hide end
Classification
  • Tools
  • Shaft, modified
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Hamar
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Ethiopia
Materials Wood, Hide, Hair
Dimensions Overall: 74 x 8 x 4.7 cm (29 1/8 x 3 1/8 x 1 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 973-16-50/11429
Provenance
Donor Robert G. Gardner

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