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2014.43.25

Plaited horse hair whip. [FB 31/10/2014]

2014.43.25

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Collection type
Object
Description
Plaited horse hair whip. [FB 31/10/2014]
Long description
Plaited horse hair whip. The whip is made from horse hair which has been woven and dyed white, blue, pink and orange in a zigzag pattern with a central plume of un-woven horse hair. One end of the whip has a loop of plaited horsehair dyed orange and blue and the other end a length of leather twisted and knotted. [FB 31/10/2014]
Geographical reference
Canada
Northern America > North America > Canada
Alberta
Cultural groups
Blackfoot Confederacy
Person
Maker Unknown Maker
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source Jessica Turner
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1984
Date collected
By 1984
Acquisition information
Donated: 21/01/2014
Materials and processes
Material Pigment, Material Horse Hair Animal, Material Animal Hide Skin, Process Woven, Process Dyed, Process Plaited, Process Twisted
Dimensions
Width: max 30 mm, Length: max 750 mm approx
Object numbers
Accession number: 2014.43.25

Search terms: Animal Gear, Whip

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