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Tahiri ra'a (fly whisk)

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Tahiri ra'a (fly whisk)

Mā'ohi artist

Date: Early–mid-19th century
Type: Fly whisk
Medium: Wood, coconut fiber ('aha), human hair
Department: The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing
Culture: Austral Islands
Institution: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Object number: 1979.206.1487
Credit: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Bequest of Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1979

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