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2012.19.5

Leather whip.

2012.19.5

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Collection type
Object
Description
Leather whip.
Long description
Leather whip. The whip has a short handle, possibly wooden bound with leather. There is a loop handle at one end and five strands of leather at the the other end.
Geographical reference
Nigeria
Africa > Western Africa > Nigeria
Person
Field collector Cecil Hayward
PRM source Alistair Graham Kerr
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1903?, uncertain
Date collected
1903?
Acquisition information
Donated: 27/02/2012
Materials and processes
Material Animal Leather Skin, Material Wood Plant, Process Stitched, Process Bound
Dimensions
Width: max 28 mm, Length: max 490 mm folded
Object numbers
Accession number: 2012.19.5

Search terms: Animal Gear, Transport and Travel, Punishment and Torture, Whip

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