Human figurine w/animal hair

Museum number:
5-15180
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050015180
Accession number:
Acc.4386
Object count:
1
Description:
Fly whisk, wooden handle carved in figure of woman; incised designs; brush of animal hair. Length 55 cm.
Donor:
Dan Stuhlmueller
Collection place:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Verbatim coll. place:
Central Africa; Congo; Zaire; Kongo
Culture or time period:
Ba Kongo
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Figurines
Function:
3.1 Status Objects and Insignia of Office
Accession date:
January 9, 1989
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Human figurine w/animal hair, accession number 5-15180, described as Fly whisk, wooden handle carved in figure of woman; incised designs; brush of animal hair. Length 55 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Human figurine w/animal hair, accession number 5-15180, described as Fly whisk, wooden handle carved in figure of woman; incised designs; brush of animal hair. Length 55 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Human figurine w/animal hair, accession number 5-15180, described as Fly whisk, wooden handle carved in figure of woman; incised designs; brush of animal hair. Length 55 cm.

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