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Object Number 985-27-10/59513
Display Title Sioux quirt. Wood handle. 2 commercial leather lashes
Descriptions
Object Description Sioux quirt. Wood handle. 2 commercial leather thongs for whipping horse held in by wood peg. Hole through other w/ thong tied through it. 47.7x3.9 cm.
Inventory Description Whip, cylindrical flared end handle, two leather strands inserted one end
Classification
  • Whip
Department Ethnographic
Date 19th century
Culture
  • Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States
Dimensions Overall: 57 x 3.2 x 3.5 cm (22 7/16 x 1 1/4 x 1 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 985-27-10/59513
Provenance
Collector William Radcliff Morris (1878-1893 - 1930)
Collector William H. Claflin, Jr. (1930)
Donor Estate of William H. Claflin, Jr. (1985)

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