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1940.4.3B

Whip of twisted cane with leather handle and hair and wool trimming. [MJD 13/11/2012]

1940.4.3B

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Collection type
Object
Description
Whip of twisted cane with leather handle and hair and wool trimming. [MJD 13/11/2012]
Long description
Whip of twisted cane with leather handle and hair and wool trimming. The handle is bound with brown leather and a continuous strip of red leather attached with copper alloy studs. The end of the handle is decorated with a band of skin with hair attached. The skin is covered with a woven strip of yarn, red and blue wool, then secured with copper alloy studs. The tip of the lash is bound with leather. [MJD 13/11/2012]
Geographical reference
Chile
Latin America and the Caribbean > South America > Chile
Santiago
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source J. Snow
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1940
Date collected
By 1940
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1940
Materials and processes
Material Cane Plant, Material Animal Leather Skin, Material Hair, Material Wool Yarn Animal, Material Copper Alloy Metal, Process Twisted, Process Bound, Process Woven
Dimensions
Length: max 880 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1940.4.3B

Search terms: Animal Gear, Punishment and Torture, Whip

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