Whip made from lace bark branch

Collection type: Object
Description: Whip made from lace bark branch
Long description: Whip made of one piece of branch. The handle and lower end of the body of the whip have been left in their natural state. The middle of the main body of the whip has been cut away to show the inner core of the branch and also the lace-like bark. The lashing part of the whip is the branch which has been stripped and the fibre twisted. It is not known whether this object is for use on animals or people or whether it was made as any more than an example of this particular wood. [MdeA]
Geographical reference: South Africa
Africa > Southern Africa > South Africa
Person: Field collector Sybil Sloaper (Mary Arnold's aunt); PRM source Mary Arnold
Date / Period: Date made: 1940-1950
Date collected: 1940 - 1950
Acquisition information: Donated: 18/08/1997
Materials and processes: Material Lace Bark Wood Plant, Process Carved, Process Twisted
Dimensions: Length: max 1590 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1997.26.1

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