Flywhisk with human face / Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba

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Accession Number: 1986/2.93
Title: Flywhisk with human face
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
Artist Nationality: Congolese (Zairean)
Medium and Support: ivory, wood, copper wire, beads and animal skin with hair
Object Creation Date: circa 1920
Object Creation Place: Africa (continent); Congo, Democratic Republic of the (nation)
Creation Place 1: Africa (continent)
Creation Place 2: Congo, Democratic Republic of the (nation)
Credit Line: Museum purchase made possible by the Betty J. Lockett Memorial Fund
Dimensions: 54.5 cm (21 7/16 in.)
Century: 20th century
Primary Object Classification: Sculpture
Primary Keywords: faces; fly whisks
Secondary Keywords: biological components; components; components and systems; components by specific context; equipment; equipment by context; equipment for personal use; heads; objects we use; the human body; tools and equipment; upper body
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 793 x 1305
File Size: 53 KB
Record: 1986/2.93
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Full citation: "Flywhisk with human face; Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1986-sl-2.93/1986_2.93.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 24, 2024.