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Kongo

Figurative Fly-Whisk

Kongo, 1900-1932

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Kongo

Figurative Fly-Whisk

Kongo, 1900-1932

Physical Qualities Wood, cow tail hair, black and ochre pigments, 12 × 1 9/16 × 1 in. (30.5 × 4 × 2.5 cm.)
Credit Line Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Howard A. Jackson, Massapequa, New York
Object Number 1990.169
With handle in the form of a kneeling female figure clutching breasts

Culture

Kongo

2000–2000

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