Fly whisk ·  Tanzania · ID: 3038234

Description

wood, dark brown patina, handle in form of a human head wearing necklaces made from miniature glass beads, animal tail, min. dam., slight traces of usage, 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.

The object Fly whisk with the object ID 3038234 was last part of the auction 79th Tribal Art Auction at March 21, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 525.

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