Fly whisk

Fly whisk of yellow horsehair with a cylindrical handle of red lacquered wood carved in relief with a design of phoenix among peonies, with storage box: China, Ming dynasty, 16th century

Fly whisk

Fly whisk of coconut fibre attached to a wooden handle: Polynesia, Fiji or Tonga

Fly whisk

Fly whisk of strands of coconut fibre knotted to a sinnet base, with a brown, hard wood handle: Pacific Peoples, Fiji