Fly whisk

Museum number:
5-4379
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050004379
Accession number:
Acc.1375
Object count:
1
Description:
Fly whisk; brown wood and bone of kumbi bird handle; black bristles; 66 cm l.
Donor:
Daniel J. Crowley and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Chikoka, Katende Jean, Angola
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Angola; Chikoka near Katende Jean; Luena
Culture or time period:
Luena
Collector:
Daniel J. Crowley
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Fly whisks
Function:
3.1 Status Objects and Insignia of Office
Accession date:
1960
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Fly whisk, accession number 5-4379, described as Fly whisk; brown wood and bone of kumbi bird handle; black bristles; 66 cm l.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Fly whisk, accession number 5-4379, described as Fly whisk; brown wood and bone of kumbi bird handle; black bristles; 66 cm l.

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