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Object name(s):
fly whisk; whisk, fly; whisk
Brief description:
Fly whisk, with wood carved or all-leather bound handle, leather wrist attachment and decorative attachments, and animal tail with attached hair making the whisk. Described as Hausa, Nigeria and probably part of the Crosse collection
Collection:
Norfolk Museums
Acquisition method:
untraced find
Associated concept:
Eth Ethnology
Associated concept:
ethnography
Associated concept:
African
Associated person:
Crosse, Dr
Condition:
good
Current location:
Lynn Museum
Dimension:
depth
Dimension measurement unit:
mm
Dimension value:
23
Dimension:
length
Dimension measurement unit:
mm
Dimension value:
710
Dimension:
width
Dimension measurement unit:
mm
Dimension value:
40
Material:
hair
Material:
leather
Object component name:
handle
Object component information:
160mm
Object component information:
20mm
Object name:
fly whisk; whisk, fly; whisk
Object number:
KILLM : 1999.171
Object production date:
1800-1900
Date - earliest / single:
1800
Date - latest:
1900
Object production place:
Nigeria
Other number:
145
Other number type:
previous number
Reproduction format:
jpeg
Reproduction type:
image
Responsible department/section:
Lynn Museum
Technique:
handmade

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/ff58dfc4-5075-37d4-a5db-bc0f5d642a06

Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/ff58dfc4-5075-37d4-a5db-bc0f5d642a06, Norfolk Museums, CC BY-NC

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