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Leather whip
Object Number 975-32-50/11922
Display Title Leather whip
Descriptions
Object Description Leather whip, thin long wrapped handle, thicker above with leather fringe bunches, colored bands of decoration, handle of leather with hole bored through, additive strips of leather
Inventory Description Whip, leather wrapped shaft with dyed leather bands and fringe, tasseled end
Classification
  • Whip
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Tuareg
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Algeria
Additional Geographic Terms Sahara region
Materials Leather, Pigment, Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 115.6 x 16 x 4 cm (45 1/2 x 6 5/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 975-32-50/11922

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