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Object Number 15-65-50/B1471
Display Title Riding whip made of rhinosorus horn
Descriptions
Inventory Description Sinew whip, curved end, perforated, long, cylindrical with pointed tip.
Classification
  • Whip
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Materials Sinew
Dimensions Overall: 38 x 3.1 x 0.9 cm (14 15/16 x 1 1/4 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 15-65-50/B1471

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