Fly wisk

Museum number:
5-8861
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2659
Description:
Flywhisk; bead-sheathed handle with loop at end; red, black and white diamond pattern; animal tail inserts into handle shaft; handle l. 30.5 cm.
Donor:
Melvin L. Perlman and Mrs. Melvin L. Perlman
Collection place:
Toro, West Uganda
Verbatim coll. place:
Uganda; Toro
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Fly whisks
Function:
3.1 Status Objects and Insignia of Office
Accession date:
1970
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Fly wisk, accession number 5-8861, described as Flywhisk; bead-sheathed handle with loop at end; red, black and white diamond pattern; animal tail inserts into handle shaft; handle l. 30.5 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Fly wisk, accession number 5-8861, described as Flywhisk; bead-sheathed handle with loop at end; red, black and white diamond pattern; animal tail inserts into handle shaft; handle l. 30.5 cm.

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