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Object Number
44-35-10/27475
Display Title
Quirt or riding whip. Made of wood and leather with multi-colored beadwork.
Descriptions
Object Description
Quirt or riding whip. Made of wood and leather with multi-colored beadwork.
Inventory Description
Whip, polychrome beaded shaft, zigzag designs, knobbed, long leather whip
Classification
- Whip
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1887-1894
Artist
Apache prisoners
(04/01/1887-01/01/1894)
Culture
- Chiricahua
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alabama
Materials
Leather, Glass, Fabric
Dimensions
Overall: 75 x 3 x 3 cm (29 1/2 x 1 3/16 x 1 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
44-35-10/27475
Provenance
Owner
Augustus Hemenway
Intermediary
Old South Church of Boston
(06/14/1944)
Donor
Hemenway Heirs
(06/16/1944)
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