DepartmentAsia

Buffalo whip; also used by goatherds

NameWhip

CultureKmer Loer (Montagnards)

DateCollected 1961-1962

Place madeCentral Highlands, CAMBODIA, CAMBODIA, Southeast Asia, ASIA

MediumWood, bamboo, cord

DimensionsOther (Handle only): 1 3/4 x 13/16 in. (4.4 x 2 cm)

Object numberA.1999.26.34

Collections

Asia

DescriptionWood and bamboo handle, whip of twisted cord. Handle end is wood, painted red, and rest of handle is bamboo with each segment painted a different color: blue, yellow, red. Cord painted blue. Paint used: 'RIPOLIN', a synthetic enamel marketed in the 1930s/40s/50s in France and French administered territories.