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1940.7.0331

Flywhisk, made from a carved wooden handle which flares slightly at the butt end. Hair covered animal hide is tied around the handle. [CW [OPS Move] 15/2/2017]


1940.7.0331

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Collection type
Object
Description
Flywhisk, made from a carved wooden handle which flares slightly at the butt end. Hair covered animal hide is tied around the handle. [CW [OPS Move] 15/2/2017]
Long description
Flywhisk, comprising a thin, cylindrical wooden handle, which flares slightly at the butt, with hair covered animal hide tied around the top half. A lot of the hair is now missing from the hide, but an amount of long white and grey hair is still present at the tip. [JMC 29/6/2018]
Geographical reference
Person
Field collector Samuel Peach Powell
PRM source Samuel Peach Powell
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1940
Date collected
By 1940
Acquisition information
Loaned: 1940
Materials and processes
Material Animal Hair, Material Wood Plant, Material Animal Hide Skin, Material String, Process Carved, Process Tied, Process Covered
Dimensions
Length: max 570 mm, Depth: max 56 mm, Width: max 105 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1940.7.0331

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