Fly Whisk Handle, 19th century

  • Kongo, African

Wood, camwood, ivory, and tacks

  • Overall: 8 inches (20.3 cm)

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

(Donald Morris Gallery, Inc., Birmingham, Michigan, USA)

1996-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

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.