Fly Whisk
Item number Ca41 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
Item number Ca41 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Fly whisk with a long handle in black and white alternating braided hair with a wire loop at the end and a domed base with a band of green and orange cotton cloth. Strands of loose white hair taper towards the ends.
A fly whisk, called "chera or "chira", is a commonly used tool used to shoo away flies. Undecorated ones were handled by the male head of a household. In additional to practical uses, they can be used for ceremonies by people of rank. The use of horse hair symbolized high status because horses were difficult to keep alive in a country with tse-tse flies. Ceremonial whisks have intricate handles, such as ornamented metal and ivory, and horse hair can be dyed bright colours.
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Fly whisk with a long handle in black and white alternating braided hair with a wire loop at the end and a domed base with a band of green and orange cotton cloth. Strands of loose white hair taper towards the ends.
A fly whisk, called "chera or "chira", is a commonly used tool used to shoo away flies. Undecorated ones were handled by the male head of a household. In additional to practical uses, they can be used for ceremonies by people of rank. The use of horse hair symbolized high status because horses were difficult to keep alive in a country with tse-tse flies. Ceremonial whisks have intricate handles, such as ornamented metal and ivory, and horse hair can be dyed bright colours.
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