Fly whisk

Museum number:
5-5983
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2220
Description:
Fly whisk; long animal hair bristles attached to cylindrical ivory handle; L. 74 cm.
Donor:
Arthur Storhaugh and Mrs. Arthur Storhaugh
Collection place:
Kenya
Verbatim coll. place:
East Africa; Kenya; Masai; Wakamba
Culture or time period:
Maasai people
Collector:
Arthur Storhaugh
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Fly whisks
Function:
3.1 Status Objects and Insignia of Office
Accession date:
1967
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Fly whisk, accession number 5-5983, described as Fly whisk; long animal hair bristles attached to cylindrical ivory handle; L. 74 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Fly whisk, accession number 5-5983, described as Fly whisk; long animal hair bristles attached to cylindrical ivory handle; L. 74 cm.

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