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Object Number
98-3-50/51438
Display Title
Whip for use against enslaved people
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Whip, sinew - one tightly twisted band perforated at both ends.
Classification
- Tools
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms
Congo River
Materials
Sinew
Dimensions
Overall: 80.5 x 1.6 x 1.1 cm (31 11/16 x 5/8 x 7/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
51438
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