Quirt (uncertain)
Whip (uncertain)
55-7-7
From: Great Plains (Plain)
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 55-7-7 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Great Plains (Plain) |
Culture Area | Great Plains Culture Area |
Section | American |
Materials | Wood | Rawhide | Feather | Bead |
Description | Short wooden handle; rawhide lashing fits in carved out slots at one end and looped through hole. Long lashing braided; at end it splits into two braided lengths which are fringed; remnants of red feathers at top. Wrist hanger of buffalo attached by thong through handle; edged with white beads, some pony beads; beaded with 4 horizontal bands of small bead in panels alternately red, blue with some yellow beads at junction of panels and also a few small tin jingles. Below tie, hanger is divided into two long tabs, inside edged with blue pony beads; beaded with white and yellow, some missing. beading crude, but whip is good. |
Length | 23 Measurement Unit Not Provided |
Credit Line | Gift of Numismatic and Antiquarian Society of Philadelphia, 1955 |
Other Number | 12207 - Old Museum Number |
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