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Mfunga (fly whisk) with bound female figure
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African elephant ivory (Loxodonta africana) wood lead-tin alloy animal hair (modern restoration), Kongo Yombe subgroup
The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Gift of Marian Malcolm in loving memory of her husband Daniel Malcolm 2023
Title: Mfunga (fly whisk) with bound female figure
Description:
African elephant ivory (Loxodonta africana) wood lead-tin alloy animal hair (modern restoration), Kongo Yombe subgroup.
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