Unknown African
Fly Whisk

Fly Whisk

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Fly Whisk
Artist
CultureBaule peoples
Titles
  • Fly Whisk
Date1900–1930
PlaceCôte d'Ivoire, Africa
Mediumgold leaf, leather, elephant tail
Dimensions24 × 5 inches (61 × 12.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.864
Not on view

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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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