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Ceremonial fly whisk handle - carved wood.

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Ceremonial fly whisk handle - carved wood.

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Ceremonial fly whisk handle; carved wood with encrusted red-brown patina in the form of a finely carved senior male Goli society ancestral head with prominent beard; neck descends to rectangular incised line shaft with crocodiles carved on each side; remaining shaft is covered with indigenously woven red wool fabric secured by twisted indigenous rope; all with sacrificial patina; 11"h. x 2"w.Ceremonial fly whisk handle; carved wood with encrusted red-brown patina in the form of a finely carved senior male Goli society ancestral head with prominent beard; neck descends to rectangular incised line shaft with crocodiles carved on each side; remaining shaft is covered with indigenously woven red wool fabric secured by twisted indigenous rope; all with sacrificial patina; 11"h. x 2"w.

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Ceremonial fly whisk handle - carved wood.

Name: Ceremonial fly whisk handle - carved wood.
SKU: 44064520
Price: 350 USD
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