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1997.42.32

Flywhisk of yellow animal (?horse) hair attached to a wooden incised handle. [MJD 06/08/2009]

1997.42.32

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Collection type
Object
Description
Flywhisk of yellow animal (?horse) hair attached to a wooden incised handle. [MJD 06/08/2009]
Geographical reference
Ethiopia
Africa > Eastern Africa > Ethiopia
Cultural groups
Arab
Person
Field collector Robert Ernest Cheesman
PRM source Mrs R.J. Townsend-Coles
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1944?, uncertain
Date collected
1914 - 1944 ?
Acquisition information
Donated: 1997
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Animal Hair, Material String, Process Carved, Process Incised, Process Woven
Dimensions
Length: max 595 mm, Width: max 130 mm, Length 400 mm handle
Object numbers
Accession number: 1997.42.32

Search terms: Fan, Flywhisk

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