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Leather whip or bato - emblem of authority for chief's messenger
Leather whip or bato - emblem of authority for chief's messenger
Object Number 33-55-50/139
Display Title Leather whip or bato - emblem of authority for chief's messenger
Descriptions
Inventory Description Whip, sewn and incised leather handle, braided whip, fringe, ties and buttons.
Classification
  • Whip
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia
Materials Leather
Dimensions Overall: 95 x 2.3 x 2.2 cm (37 3/8 x 7/8 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 33-55-50/139
Provenance
Collector Dr. George W. Harley (1933)
Seller Dr. George W. Harley (07/20/1933)

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