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Whip for use against enslaved people
Whip for use against enslaved people
Object Number 27-43-50/B4380
Display Title Whip for use against enslaved people
Descriptions
Inventory Description Whip, twisted fiber-wrapped handle, braided fiber whip with twisted fringe.
Classification
  • Tools
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Kpesi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia
Additional Geographic Terms Moylaquelli
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 85.3 x 2.7 x 2.6 cm (33 9/16 x 1 1/16 x 1 in.)
Quantity 1
Provenance
Collector David Linder (1926-1927)
Donor Donated by David Linder (1927)

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