H18.1398

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3.25 in WIDE x 2.25 in DEEP
(8.25 cm WIDE x 5.71 cm DEEP)
Fiji Islands | South Pacific Ocean
Museum Purchase, Dr. John Rabe D.D.S. Collection
H18.1398






Switch for flies. Wooden handle, switch long strands of native fiber "For chief's use." (John Barker, 12/94) "Fly switch. Fiji. Long strands of coconut husk coir, braided where attached to handle. Tip of handle shaped like a throwing club. `No 911[crossed out] 1615 Fiji Fly Brush J. Rabe 1897' gummed label." (Roger Rose, 4/95)

Used: chief

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