Fly Whisk Item Number: 3577/11 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Fly whisk. The handle is a short and relatively straight stick covered with woven back and yellow fibre, held together by orange stitching. At upper end is a long, thick hank of white horse hair, attached by a tightly woven panel fibre. Hair thins toward end of whisk.
Ceremonial whisks, called 'chera' have been used in the Christian Ethiopian empire for centuries by those of rank, such as elders, clergy and royalty.