Fly Whisk Item Number: Aa6 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Wildebeest bone handle that widens slightly at the top and tapers to a point where black hair hangs down to form a whisk.
History Of Use
Whisking flies.
Narrative
The Hambukushu live in an area of Botswana of endemic malaria, carried by the tsetse fly. The fly switch is of everyday importance.
Item History
- Made in Okavango Swamps, Botswana
- Collected between 1967 and 1975
- Owned by Frank A. Gaudin before September 15, 1975
- Received from Frank A. Gaudin (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Donations Fund (Funding source) on September 15, 1975
What
- Name
- Fly Whisk
- Identification Number
- Aa6
- Type of Item
- whisk
- Material
- hair and wildebeest bone
- Manufacturing Technique
- cut and scraped
- Overall
- height 58.0 cm, diameter 5.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Hambukushu ?
- Previous Owner
- Frank A. Gaudin
- Received from
- Frank A. Gaudin (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Donations Fund (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Okavango Swamps, Botswana
When
- Collection Date
- between 1967 and 1975
- Ownership Date
- before September 15, 1975
- Acquisition Date
- on September 15, 1975
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Current Location
- Case 100
- Accession Number
- 0287/0006