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Object Number 98-3-50/51439
Display Title Whip for use against enslaved people (Shicott) made of elephant's skin
Descriptions
Inventory Description Whip, elephant skin, long, tapered to point
Classification
  • Tools
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms Congo River
Materials Elephant hide
Dimensions Overall: 102.5 x 15 x 14 cm (40 3/8 x 5 7/8 x 5 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 51439

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