Fly-whisk handle

Fly-whisk handle of carved wood and feathers, with finial of two stylised figures standing back to back: Polynesian, from Tahiti, Society Islands, 19th century

Fly-whisk handle

Nephrite fly whisk holder acquired by Colonel Charles Seton Guthrie, Bengal Engineers, c. 1820s - 1850s while on service in India. Purchased by the museum when Guthrie’s collection was auctioned in London by Christie, Manson and Woods (now Christies) in 1875 after his death