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Sioux quirt. Rectangular shaped wooden handle. Braided leather lash
Sioux quirt. Rectangular shaped wooden handle. Braided leather lash
Object Number 985-27-10/59514
Display Title Sioux quirt. Rectangular shaped wooden handle. Braided leather lash
Descriptions
Object Description Sioux quirt. Rectangular shaped wooden handle. Braided leather piece for whipping horse, forked at end. Held to handle w/ wood peg. Thong tied through hole in end of handle. Portion of an animal skin attached to thong. 58.2x7.1 cm.
Inventory Description Whip, square carved handle, braided whip inserted one end, pelt tie
Classification
  • Whip
Department Ethnographic
Date 19th century
Culture
  • Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Montana
Additional Geographic Terms Little Bighorn
Materials Wood, Leather, Skin, Fur, Hide
Dimensions Overall: 55.5 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm (21 7/8 x 1 3/8 x 1 in.)
Quantity 3
Label on object 985-27-10/59514, 34038
Provenance
Collector William H. Claflin, Jr. (1930)
Collector William Radcliff Morris (1878-1893 - 1930)
Donor Estate of William H. Claflin, Jr. (1985)

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