Fly Whisk
50-21-153
From: Samoa Islands
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 50-21-153 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Samoa Islands |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Plant Fiber | Wood |
| Description | Short, conical, engraved handle, long cords of braided coconut coir with ends loose. This was the inherited orator's fly whisk of the last chief or "King" of the Manu'a group (Tui Manu'a) presented by him to Admiral Moore. |
| Length | 11.3 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Charles J. Moore, 1950 |
| Other Number | L-9-153 - Old Loan Number |
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