Click to open image viewer. In most of Africa, flywhisks were carried as prestige regalia and during masquerades. They emphasized both gestures and spoken words. Their materials tended to be made of ...

The fly whisk, or "orengo" in Luo dialect, was a constant feature in Raila Odinga's public appearances, used to emphasise points, mourn the departed, and rally crowds. His political unpredictability ...

Australia has lost its understandable crown (it has an endemic fly population) for appreciating the true worth of fly whisks. At Christie's sale in London on April 29, a fly whisk made ££901,250 ...

The yak has for centuries sustained the economy of the Brokpas, the pastoralist herders of the Himalayas. The increasing demand for ceremonial fly-whisks or fans of faith made from its tail hair has ...

Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. In most of Africa, flywhisks were carried as prestige regalia and during masquerades. They emphasized both gestures ...