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Hearst Museum object titled Whisk, accession number 5-14395, no description available.
Hearst Museum object titled Whisk, accession number 5-6968, described as Fly whisk; wood handle inserted in and extending beyond black wildebeest tail; L. 84 cm. USed by men and women and especially witch doctors to whisk flies away.
Hearst Museum object titled Whisk, accession number 5-269, described as Fly Whisk: Palm Leaves: Handle wound with colored trade beads
Hearst Museum object titled Whisk, accession number 5-6972, described as Fly whisk; fibrous stick shredded at one end to form whisk; rest smooth except for two bands red/brown bark left on the handle; L. 47 cm. used by men to whisk away flies. Note: "This is a very unusual fly whisk and was made by a Kamba man living in Masai country. It is possibly a Masai technique." RJC
Hearst Museum object titled Whisk, accession number 5-14100, no description available.

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