DepartmentLatin America

Whip

NameWhip

Artist Artist Not Recorded

Place madeBrazil, South America

MediumHorn, ivory, leather, copper

Dimensions27 3/16 × 15/16 in. (69 × 2.4 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the David Thornburg Memorial Collection, A.1977.5.60

Object numberA.1977.5.60

Collections

Latin America

DescriptionVaricolored light and dark circular horn beads are threaded onto a copper core along with two round ivory beads to form the handle to this quirt. Flat horn blade is in one piece. Leather strap is threaded through eye of top of quirt.

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