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Object Number 00-8-70/55291
Display Title Fly whisk - na-roi
Descriptions
Object Description Fly whisk - na-roi
Inventory Description Whisk, partially braided fiber head, cylindrical wood shaft, notched end
Classification
  • Whisk
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Fiji
Dimensions Overall: 59 x 12 x 4.5 cm (23 1/4 x 4 3/4 x 1 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 55291
Provenance
Collector Alexander Agassiz (1899-1900)
Collector Dr. William McMichael Woodworth (1899-1900)
Collector U.S. Fish Commission Ship Albatross Expedition (1899-1900)
Donor Donated by Alexander Agassiz (1900)

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