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Fly whisk
Object Number 56-43-70/3815
Display Title Fly whisk
Descriptions
Inventory Description Fly whisk, carved wood stick handle, bundled fiber extensions bound one end
Classification
  • Tools
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Samoa
Materials Wood, Fiber, Hair
Dimensions Overall: 70 x 38 x 7 cm (27 9/16 x 14 15/16 x 2 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 56-43-70/3815
Provenance
Collector Rear Admiral Albert Kautz
Donor Donated by Miles Wambaugh

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