About the Artwork
Fly Whisk Handle
19th century
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African
Kongo
Wood, camwood, ivory, and tacks
Overall: 8 inches (20.3 cm)
Sculpture
African Art
Founders Society Purchase, Mr. and Mrs. Allan Shelden III Fund, Deroy General Acquisition Endowment Fund with funds from the Friends of African and African American Art
1996.33
This work is in the public domain.
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Provenance
(Donald Morris Gallery, Inc., Birmingham, Michigan, USA)
1996-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Kongo, African, Fly Whisk Handle, 19th century, wood, camwood, ivory, and tacks. Detroit Institute of Arts, Founders Society Purchase, Mr. and Mrs. Allan Shelden III Fund, Deroy General Acquisition Endowment Fund with funds from the Friends of African and African American Art, 1996.33.
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