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1. Fly whisk

Museum number:: 5-2433
Culture or time period:: Baule
Object class:: Fly whisks
Function:: 2.1 Daily Garb
Dimensions:: length 76.2 centimeters
Collector:: William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Cote d'Ivoire
Collection date:: October 1962

2. Shield

Museum number:: 9-5759
Culture or time period:: Persians
Object class:: Shields (armor)
Function:: 1.7 Fighting, Warfare, and Social Control
Production date:: 1736-1747
Dimensions:: whole— diameter 30 inches
Collector:: Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:: Iran (Persia)
Collection date:: 1909