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Handle for a fly whisk, status object
Tahiri Ra’a
Lost Art-ID
617833
Artist / Creator
Title
Handle for a fly whisk, status object
Additional title
Tahiri Ra’a
Dating
1899 (befor)
Object type
Group of reported objects
Material / Technique
Wood / carved
Width
5.20 cm
Depth
5.10 cm
Length
32.00 cm
Inventory number
18562
Description
Carved handle of a Tahiri Ra'a fly whisk. These are a status symbol of a high-ranking chief and are decorated with particularly fine carvings (figurative).
Provenance
William D. Webster, London (until 1899); Arthur Baessler, Berlin (acquired July 1899 from William D. Webster); donation November 1899 (No. 3) from Arthur Baessler; 1941/42 evacuated to the outskirts of Dresden; declared missing in 1950 when the subsequent inventory was completed and documented in the museum's revision book as "war loss"; [...]; 01/2024 emerged in art trade
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Staatliche Ethnographische Sammlungen
GRASSI Museum Leipzig
Johannisplatz 5-11
04103 Leipzig
Germany
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