Photograph by Australian Museum
Accession Number: E013511
Museum: Australian Museum, Sydney
Date Acquired: 1905
Collector: Walter Edmund Roth (1861-1933)
Date Collected: 1898
Where from: Bloomfield River
Description: L466 x W61mm. Fly-whisk or fan made from Cassowary feathers, with quill ends bound to a wooden handle, smeared with gum cement. Fly-whisks are used to chase flies from the face or body.
See: ‘Walter Edmund Roth’ authored by Maureen Fuary
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