Fly whisk

Museum number:
5-3386
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.1771
Description:
Fly whisk; made from animal tail; 21 inches long; wood inserted to strengthen handle.
Donor:
John Desmond Clark and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Uganda
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Uganda; Karamojong tribe
Culture or time period:
Karamojong
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Fly whisks
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Accession date:
1963
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Fly whisk, accession number 5-3386, described as Fly whisk; made from animal tail; 21 inches long; wood inserted to strengthen handle.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Fly whisk, accession number 5-3386, described as Fly whisk; made from animal tail; 21 inches long; wood inserted to strengthen handle.

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