Flywhisk, made from horse tail with the wooden handle bound in cotton textile and cotton thread. [ASh [OPS move] 08/08/2016]

Collection type: Object
Description: Flywhisk, made from horse tail with the wooden handle bound in cotton textile and cotton thread. [ASh [OPS move] 08/08/2016]
Geographical reference: Cameroon
Africa > Central Africa > Cameroon
Cultural groups: Esimbi
Person: Field collector Andrew Baring; PRM source Andrew Baring
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1963
Date collected: 1960 - 1963
Acquisition information: Loaned: 1964
Materials and processes: Material Horse Hair Animal, Material Cotton Seed Fibre Textile Plant, Material Wood Plant, Material Animal Hair, Process Bound, Process Woven
Dimensions: Width: max 60 mm approx, Length: max 550 mm approx
Object numbers: Accession number: 1964.10.043

Search terms: Fan, Trade, Flywhisk

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