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Tahiri (handle for a fly whisk)

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Whale ivory coconut fiber, Mā'ohi (Tahitian)
Rights: Public Domain
The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection Purchase Nelson A. Rockefeller Gift 1965
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Title: Tahiri (handle for a fly whisk)
Description:
Whale ivory coconut fiber, Mā'ohi (Tahitian).

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