Fly swatter

Museum number:
5-1597
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.1302
Description:
Suku “fly swatter”; Musesa; monkey hair, white glass beads, wooden shaft. Topped with 9 mm shell case; 19 1/2” length.
Donor:
Igor Kopytoff and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa, Suku
Culture or time period:
Suku
Materials:
Glass (material) and Hair (material)
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Accession date:
1960
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Fly swatter, accession number 5-1597, described as Suku “fly swatter”; Musesa; monkey hair, white glass beads, wooden shaft. Topped with 9 mm shell case; 19 1/2” length.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Fly swatter, accession number 5-1597, described as Suku “fly swatter”; Musesa; monkey hair, white glass beads, wooden shaft. Topped with 9 mm shell case; 19 1/2” length.

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