Flywhisk (magic) | Photographer: Hendryk Ortlieb
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Flywhisk (magic)
Historical main catalogue: "Magic tail with a strip of monkey fur as a handle, with pipes inside. The medicine contained in the shaft of the tail has the power to transfer its own power to other objects or people. The monkey skin indicates that the owner is a chieftain or sorcerer. L. of the tail: [...] L. of the [...]: 12.5 cm L. of the [...]: 11 cm Konde"
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Ethnologisches Museum
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Cultural attribution
Konde
Object type
Flywhisk (magic)
Dimensions
Höhe x Breite x Tiefe: 7 x 76 x 11 cm (Lagermaß)
Objektmaß: cm L: 65 cm (ohne Schlaufe)
Gewicht: 0,4 kg
Objektmaß: cm L: 65 cm (ohne Schlaufe)
Gewicht: 0,4 kg
Material/Technique
Hair (zebra tail), Leather (monkey), Bones , Fur
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III E 14324
Provenance and sources
where
Tanzania [Land/Region]
Malawi [Land/Region]
who
Konde
who
R. Kracke - Collectors
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