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Leather whip or baton, emblem of authority for chief's messenger
Leather whip or baton, emblem of authority for chief's messenger
Object Number 2004.24.17166
Display Title Leather whip or baton, emblem of authority for chief's messenger
Descriptions
Object Description Leather whip or baton - emblem of authority for chief's messenger; whips (property of Dr. G.W. Harley). One: H/976. Liberia. Cat. no.: 32-55-50/139. See: PM Papers, vol. XXXI, fig. 74, d thru g.
Keywords
  • Ethnographic
  • Studio
  • Land Transport
Subject
  • Messenger
  • Leather
  • Authority
  • Symbol
  • Chief
  • Baton
  • Whip
  • Emblem
Department Photographic
Date 1944
Artist Frederick P. Orchard
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia
Materials Negative, nitrate
Dimensions Overall: 8.89 x 12.7 cm (3 1/2 x 5 in.)

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