Whip with wooden handle and leather lash. [MJD 04/12/2012]

Collection type: Object
Description: Whip with wooden handle and leather lash. [MJD 04/12/2012]
Long description: Whip with wooden handle and leather lash. The grip of the handle is decorated with cross woven red and white leather. There is a red woollen pom-pom surrounding the handle. The lash is joined to the top of the handle through a metal loop with string. The lash has three sections the tip is a made of string and tied to a flat piece of leather. The centre of the lash is circular plaited leather and the base is four thick leather thongs bound in four places with leather thongs. [MJD 04/12/2012]
Geographical reference: Portugal
Europe > Southern Europe > Portugal
Cultural groups: European
Person: Maker Unknown Maker; Field collector Unknown Collector; PRM source Charles Miskin Laing
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1936
Date collected: By 1936
Acquisition information: Donated: 1936 Found unentered: Found unentered
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Material Animal Leather Skin, Material Metal, Material Sheep Hair (Wool) Animal, Material String, Process Carved, Process Plaited, Process Woven, Process Bound, Process Tied
Dimensions: Width: max 85 mm, Length: max 1680 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1936.26.43

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