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Tahiri ra'a (fly whisk)
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Wood coconut fiber ('aha) human hair, Austral Islands
Rights: Public Domain
The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, The Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection Bequest of Nelson A. Rockefeller 1979
Title: Tahiri ra'a (fly whisk)
Description:
Wood coconut fiber ('aha) human hair, Austral Islands.
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