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Fly Whisk1448/1

Long black coloured feathers gathered together at one end and secured to wooden handle with braided strand of fibre cording. Fibre is woven in and out of feathers at the base, is bound several times around the handle, and is secured with a knot. Braided fibre strand hangs down.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood, fibre and feather
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fly Whisk1060/33

Fly whisk made of wooden branch for a handle and with long strands of coconut fibre. Fibre cord looped around top part of handle.

Culture
Fijian
Material
wood and coconut husk fibre
Made in
Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fly Whisk1373/71

Ornamented, gold leaf covered handle with a long tail of horse hair attached to it. Top of handle has a flared, circular knob upon which a carved, golden rooster sits. Hair is bound in red fabric with two bands of green string at the juncture with the handle.

Culture
West African
Material
wood, horse hair ?, gold metal and fibre
Made in
West Africa, Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Whisk734/11

Cylindrical piece beaded with a spiral design of green and white with long dark brown hair coming out of one end.

Culture
East African
Material
animal hair and glass
Made in
East Africa, Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhiskAf453

White animal hair whisk with multi-coloured woven leather handle. There is a loop of braided leather attached to end of handle with large knot. Where the handle and the whisk meet, there is a fringe made of leather strips that hang over the hair and is secured with a narrow white leather band. The handle is green, black, yellow, white and red.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
hair, leather skin and dye
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhiskEd5.2796

Whisk made from one piece of bamboo. Lower segment is handle. Upper part is cut into fine strands which are separately tied, forming an inner grouping and an outer section. Outer section is splayed outwards with ends curved inwards. Handle has a deep split.

Culture
Japanese
Material
fibre and bamboo grass
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fly WhiskCa41

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.

Culture
Ethiopian
Material
cotton fibre, horse hair, metal and dye
Made in
Ethiopia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhiskCb75

Fly whisk of light coloured horse hair with the handle bound in thin dark brown leather. A leather strap forms a loop from the end of the handle and there is a leather fringe where the handle meets the horse hair. The loop is decorated with long parallel stripes of dyed and incised lines and the fringe has dyed black parallel lines overall.

Culture
Hausa
Material
leather skin, adhesive ?, lacquer ?, dye and horse hair
Made in
Kano, Nigeria ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fly WhiskAa6

Wildebeest bone handle that widens slightly at the top and tapers to a point where black hair hangs down to form a whisk.

Culture
Hambukushu ?
Material
hair and wildebeest bone
Made in
Okavango Swamps, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhiskC466

Wood cylindrical handle with black hair attached to the end. Tapered handle has initials "TH" carved on it.

Culture
Fijian
Material
wood and hair
Made in
Lomaloma, Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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