Fly whisk

Museum number:
5-16966
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.4772
Description:
fly whisk, horsehair. wooden handle with knotted vine at base. woven decoration of black triangular motif bands at top of handle.
Donor:
Dorothy Shack
Collection place:
Ethiopia
Culture or time period:
Gurage
Collector:
Dorothy Shack and William A. Shack
Materials:
Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Fly whisks
Function:
1.5 Household
Accession date:
May 14, 2009
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
length 115 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Fly whisk, accession number 5-16966, described as fly whisk, horsehair. wooden handle with knotted vine at base. woven decoration of black triangular motif bands at top of handle.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Fly whisk, accession number 5-16966, described as fly whisk, horsehair. wooden handle with knotted vine at base. woven decoration of black triangular motif bands at top of handle.

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