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Object Number
56-43-70/3816
Display Title
Fly whisk
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Fan, wood shaft, partially braided horsehair brush, wrapped cord haft
Classification
- Fan
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Samoa
Materials
Wood, Horsehair, Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 88.9 x 17 x 7 cm (35 x 6 11/16 x 2 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
56-43-70/3816
Provenance
Collector
Rear Admiral Albert Kautz
Donor
Donated by
Miles Wambaugh
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|
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|
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| |
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| |
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| ||
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| |
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| |
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| |
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Brush
|
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| |
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| |
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| |
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| |
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Tools
Raw Material |
Guinea
Liberia |