Fly Whisk
Item
- Accession Number
- 2019.17
- Title
- Fly Whisk
- Ethnic Group
- Luba
- Subject
- Figure|Social Status|Central Africa
- Country
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Date
- 20th century
- Medium
- Wood|Copper Wire|Animal Fur
- Format
- H x W x D: 14 x 1.75 x 1.5 in. (35.56 x 4.445 x 3.81 cm)
- Description
- Figural fly whisk consisting of a seated female terminal, a handle wrapped with copper wire and organic material, and an animal fur whisk. The terminal is a well-carved seated female with a traditional coiffure, natural facial features, long pointed breasts, and abdominal scarification.
- Item sets
- African Art
