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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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