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Quirt
Object Number 99-12-10/53038
Display Title Quirt
Descriptions
Inventory Description Whip, ridged wood handle, slanted one end with braided leather tied one end
Classification
  • Whip
Department Ethnographic
Date mid 19th century
Culture
  • Kiowa?
  • Cheyenne?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States
Materials Wood, Leather
Dimensions Overall: 58.4 x 10.5 x 2 cm (23 x 4 1/8 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 53038
Credit Line Gift of the Heirs of David Kimball, 1899
Provenance
Provenance Boston Museum
Donor David P. Kimball
Donor Augusta K. Horton
Donor L. Cushing Kimball

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