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Woman's fly brush
Object Number 24-48-60/D2395
Display Title Woman's fly brush
Descriptions
Inventory Description Fly whisk, horse tail with hide, hair and cloth collar attached to wood handle
Classification
  • Fly whisk
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Yakut
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / Russia / Siberia
Materials Horsetail, Animal hair, Wood, Hide, Cloth, Thread, Dye
Dimensions Overall: 86 x 4.6 x 4.2 cm (33 7/8 x 1 13/16 x 1 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object D-2395
Provenance
Owner Museum fur Tierkunde und Volkerkunde
Collector Frederick Alexander

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