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Fly whisk
Object Number 999-34-50/12870
Display Title Fly whisk
Descriptions
Object Description Horse hair fly whisk with leather-bound handle
Inventory Description Long hair fly wisk, carved and inlaid handle, leather attachment.
Classification
  • Tools
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Date 20th century
Culture
  • Mandingo?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia
Africa / Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms West Africa?
Materials Hair, Wood, Fiber, Leather, Horsehair
Dimensions Overall: 66.04 x 6.35 x 6.35 cm (26 x 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 999-34-50/12870
Credit Line Gift of Mark S. Rapoport, MD (MPH '73) and Jane C. Hughes ('69)
Provenance
Collector Mark S. Rapoport (1995 - 12/12/99)
Donor Mark S. Rapoport (1995 - 12/12/99)

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