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Tahiri (handle for a fly whisk)

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Tahiri (handle for a fly whisk)

Mā'ohi artist

Date: 18th century
Type: Fly whisk handle
Medium: Whale ivory, coconut fiber
Department: The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing
Culture: Mā'ohi (Tahitian)
Institution: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Object number: 1978.412.875
Credit: The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Purchase, Nelson A. Rockefeller Gift, 1965

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