#fly whisk

[newguineatribalart]

Terminals on Austral island fly whisks

[tanuki-kimono]

Unsual patterns for this black based obi showing buddhist items: osenko (incense stick offering), juzu (Buddhist prayer beads​), and hossu (horse tail ceremonial fly whisk).

I wonder who commissionned this obi and why (patterned mourning/ half-mourning obi are not like this usually?).

In any case, here is some buddhist vocabulary for Obon season :)

[thatshowthingstarted]

Akan Gilt Wooden Flywhisk, 20Th Century, CE, Ghana,

Wood, Gold, 10.25 cm

Barakat Contemporary

[equestrianfetish]

Hermès bridle and fly whisk

[arjuna-vallabha]

Chamara, chauri, fly whisk, a symbol of power and royality in India

[magictransistor]

A Lady with Flower and Fly Whisk (Mughal miniature painting), India, c. 1630.

[art-and-things-of-beauty]

Fly whisk (handle wood with copper plated), total length 41 cm.

Kuba (Bakuba) - Congo - Africa.