Handle for a Fly Whisk (Tahiri)
Object type: Fly whisk handle
Department: Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Culture: Maohi (Tahitian)
Date: 18th century
Medium: Ivory, coconut husk fiber
Dimensions: H. 11 3/4 × W. 1 3/4 × D. 1 1/2 in. (29.8 × 4.4 × 3.8 cm)
Classification: Bone/Ivory-Implements
Geography:     Tahiti Society Islands 
Credit line: The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Purchase, Nelson A. Rockefeller Gift, 1965
Accession year: 1978