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1949.8.129

Fly whisk made of dark giraffe hair with copper wire bound handle. [MJD 04/08/2009]


1949.8.129

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Collection type
Object
Description
Fly whisk made of dark giraffe hair with copper wire bound handle. [MJD 04/08/2009]
Geographical reference
Person
Field collector Edward James Lugard
PRM source Edward James Lugard
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1949
Date collected
By 1949
Acquisition information
Donated: 08/1949
Materials and processes
Material Giraffe Hair Animal, Material Copper Metal, Material Metal Wire, Process Bound, Process Woven
Dimensions
Width: max 90 mm, Length: max 640 mm, Diameter 21 mm handle
Object numbers
Accession number: 1949.8.129

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