Fly Whisk (in the form of two people playing "oware")

Fly Whisk (in the form of two people playing "oware")

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Fly Whisk (in the form of two people playing "oware")
CultureBaule peoples
Titles
  • Fly Whisk (in the form of two people playing "oware")
Date1945–1955
PlaceCôte d'Ivoire, Africa
MediumHorsehair, wood, gold leaf, red cloth, string
Dimensions40 × 3 1/4 × 3 1/2 inches (101.6 × 8.3 × 8.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.870
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Department
African Art, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, before 1997; given to MFAH, 1997.
Exhibition HistoryExhibited: "The Private Eye: Selected Works from Collections of Friends of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston" from June 10, 1989 through August 13, 1989 at the MFAH.

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Fly Whisk
Fly Whisk
1945–1955
Horsehair, wood, gold leaf, red cloth, string
97.849
Fly Whisk
Fly Whisk
1925–1935
Horsehair, wood, gold leaf, red cloth, and string
97.851
Fly Whisk
Fly Whisk
1950–1965
Horsehair, wood, gold leaf, red cloth, and string
97.852
Fly Whisk
Fly Whisk
1925–1935
Horsehair, wood, gold leaf, red cloth, and string
97.854
Fly Whisk
Fly Whisk
1925–1935
Horsehair, wood, gold leaf, red cloth, and string
97.853
Fly Whisk
Fly Whisk
1925–1935
Horsehair, wood, gold leaf, and cloth
97.850
Fly Whisk
Fly Whisk
1900–1930
Wood, gold leaf, and horsehair
97.863
Fly Whisk
Fly Whisk
1945–1955
Wood, gold leaf, hair, cloth
97.1505
Fly Whisk
Fly Whisk
1895–1905
Wood, gold leaf, hair, cloth
97.1504
Fly Whisk
Fly Whisk
no date
Wood, gold leaf, and animal hair
97.859
Fly Whisk
Fly Whisk
1900–1925
Wood, gold leaf, leather, animal hair
97.858.2
Fly Whisk
Fly Whisk
1900–1925
Wood, gold leaf, leather, animal hair
97.858.3