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Combined fly whisk and riding whip
Combined fly whisk and riding whip
Object Number 47-45-60/9293
Display Title Combined fly whisk and riding whip
Descriptions
Inventory Description Fly whisk, carved wood shaft covered w/ skin, horse hair 1 end, other skin-encas
Classification
  • Fly whisk
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / India
Additional Geographic Terms India?
Materials Wood, Stone, Skin, Horsehair, Thread
Dimensions Overall: 64 x 6.4 x 4.7 cm (25 3/16 x 2 1/2 x 1 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 47-45-60/9293

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