Sauna whisk
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A sauna whisk or bath broom is a besom, or broom, used for bathing in saunas and Russian banyas.
Women in a Finnish sauna with vihtas, 1967, Finland
Finnish birch vihta
Sauna whisks in Russian store
Jean-Baptiste Le Prince, a public banya (1760s)
Sauna
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A sauna is a room or building designed as a place to experience dry or wet heat sessions or an establishment with one or more of these facilities. The steam and high heat make the bathers perspire. A
A modern Finnish sauna
A Finnish smoke sauna
Bain Finlandais. Illustration of a Finnish sauna in 1804 by Giuseppe Acerbi.