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Flywhisk by Yoruba artist — VisualArtsDB

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Tools, equipment and utilitarian objects, beadwork
Flywhisk

Flywhisk

Flywhisk

1950

Medium: Beads, wood, hair
Dimensions: 28 1/4 x 2 5/8 x 2 1/4 in. (71.76 x 6.67 x 5.72 cm) (with hair)
Genre: Tools, equipment and utilitarian objects, beadwork
Museum: Minneapolis Institute of Art

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