Fly whisk · Cameroon Grassfields, Bamileke · ID: 3037086
not available anymore
Size
H: 103,5 cm
H: 40.7 inch
Description
wood, middle brown patina, animal tail, handle carved with human head, pokerwork, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion, base;
the originally pure functional use has developed in a highly decorative style, it became a prestige object. We may say that it is no longer a fly whisk but an emblem of power, a symbol of authority. These so-called “fly whisks” are often part of the regalia of a chief or other political leader.