File:Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (most likely), Cabinda, or - Flywhisk - 2010.435 - Cleveland Museum of Art.tif
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Flywhisk |
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| Object type | Wood | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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In Central Africa, flywhisks denoted status, rank, and function, rather than used to whisk away flies. Commonly associated with chiefs and titleholders, they were also owned by diviners and healers. Their purpose may also have been used to purify spaces, bless people, places, or things, and settle disputes. Flywhisks rarely depict women; yet this finely carved miniature of a woman kneeling signifies obedience and respect. |
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| Date | late 1800s-early 1900s | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | Wood, animal hair | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | Overall: 30 x 16 x 18 cm (11 13/16 x 6 5/16 x 7 1/16 in.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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African Art |
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2010.435 |
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| Place of creation | Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (most likely), Cabinda, or Republic of the Congo, probably Yombe people | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Credit line | René and Odette Delenne Collection, Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source/Photographer | https://clevelandart.org/art/2010.435 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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