A fly-whisk (or fly-swish) is a tool that is used to swat flies. A similar device is used as a hand fan in hot tropical climates, sometimes as part of...
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related to Whisks. Look up whisk in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Mixer (cooking) Pastry blender fly-whisk: for brushing away flies "whisk, v.". Oxford...
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Hussein Dey (section The Fly Whisk Incident)
satisfactory answers on 29 April 1827, the dey struck Deval with his fly whisk. Charles X used this slight against his diplomatic representative to first...
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Commons has media related to Fly swatters. Look up fly-killing device in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Fly-whisk Fly spray Mosquito control Venus flytrap...
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Bakri-Busnach affair (section The fly-whisk incident)
with the handle of a fly-whisk that was in his hands. According to another version, Hussein Dey simply wanted to hit a disturbing fly and accidentally hit...
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Akan chieftaincy (section Fly-whisk (Bodua))
When riding in a palanquin, chiefs hold a fly-whisk in one hand and a ceremonial sword in the other. The fly-whisk is made of animal hair. The ceremonial...
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Egypt Future University in Egypt Fuerteventura Airport, in Spain A Samoan fly-whisk Fue Lee (born 1991), American politician Masato Fue (born 1973), Japanese...
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satisfactory answers on 29 April 1827, the dey struck Deval with his fly whisk. Charles X used this slight against his diplomatic representative to first...
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towards the hoist charged with a bald eagle clutching a war club and fly-whisk, with dark blue upper and lower triangles. Adopted in April 1960 to replace...
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of Law in the eight auspicious symbols. Instead of the Dharmachakra, a fly-whisk may be used as one of the Ashtamangala to symbolize Tantric manifestations...
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whisk in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A whisk is a kitchen utensil Whisk may also refer to: Fly-whisk, used as a flyswatter or as regalia Whisk broom...
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Elective monarchy. A diplomatic incident in 1827, the so-called Fan Affair (Fly Whisk Incident), served as a pretext to initiate a blockade against the port...
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I-roi (redirect from Fijian i-roi (Fly whisk))
The i-Roi is a fly-whisk used particularly amongst the high ranking chiefs (Ratu) in Fiji. Used for ceremonial purposes, the i-Roi has been a key part...
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polish, although this persisted for some time after the empire fell. The fly-whisk (chauri) is held in the right hand whereas the left hand is broken. The...
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yak) or hemp wielded by a Zen Buddhist priest. Often described as a "fly whisk" or "fly shooer", the stick is believed to protect the wielder from desire...
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chapters as a fierce deity, holding kartrī (knife), khaḍga (sword), chamara (Fly-whisk) or indivara (lotus) and a single matted braid over her head. She is dark...
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vessels, pendants, crowns, breastplates, staff ornaments, swords, and fly-whisk handles. Peter Garlake compares the Igbo-Ukwu bronzes "to the finest jewelry...
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or a fenghuang to accompany her. She may also carry a bamboo ladle or fly-whisk. In the television show Jackie Chan Adventures, He Xiangu was shown to...
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Weapons and armor in Chinese mythology, legend, cultural symbology, and fiction (section Fly-whisks)
legacy. Ruyi Jingu Bang is a name for the magic staff of Sun Wukong. Fly whisks appear as weapons of immense magical potency, especially wielded by Daoists...
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atumpan), Akan nomenclature, umbrellas used for kings, adinkra symbols, fly whisk, ivory trumpets, head gears, swords of the nation. Bonos perform many...
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Kuniyoshi, The courtesan Jigoku-dayu seated on a throne, holding a Buddhist fly-whisk Utagawa Kunisada, from the picture album "Toyokuni Nishiki-e shu" Tsukioka...
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of bhagat Kabir (seated near the centre of the frame), his son Kamal (fly-whisk attendant; standing to the right), and two of his disciples Surat Gopal...
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god. The symbolism of the flail is more uncertain with shepherds whip, fly-whisk, or association with the god Andjety of the ninth nome of Lower Egypt...
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conditions. The most common cast is the forward cast, where the angler whisks the fly into the air, back over the shoulder until the line is nearly straight...
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regalia, including the vulture cap, modius with double plumes and the fly-whisk. She is called "great royal wife". Merytre-Hatshepsut is depicted in several...
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the Digambara tradition, the eight symbols are: Parasol Dhvaja Kalasha Fly-whisk Mirror Chair Hand fan Vessel In the Śvētāmbara tradition, the eight symbols...
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chanting the Japji Sahib in the presence of Guru Angad with Bhai Bala to side with a fly-whisk, circa 19th century. The Mul Mantar is inscribed to the left....
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Coin from 1747 CE depicting Guru Nanak with his two disciples, Bhai Mardana and Bhai Bala waving a chaur (fly-whisk) as a mark of respect....
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royalty, and the rear smaller one for a reliable bodyguard disguised as a fly-whisk attendant. Palanquins were a popular means of travel and circumambulation...
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