| Catalog Number | CAS 0513-0077 | |
| Category | Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Fly whisk / switch | |
| Culture | Rendille | |
| Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
| Country | Kenya | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Marsabit, Rendilleland | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Marsabit, Rendilleland | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1970 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood; Cow leather; Glass beads; Cloth; Giraffe tail hair | |
| Description | Fly whisk comprising tuft of giraffe tail hair twined together at one end and fastened to end of short, wooden stick with string; Lower end of stick is wrapped in cowhide; Continuous strand of green, yellow, red, and white plastic beads that are strung on string and wrapped around upper end of wooden handle; Whisks such as this are made only by women and used only by men for chasing camel flies and other insects. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 10.7, Thickness = 3.0, Length = 50.0 |