Slave whip with eight flails

Made:
1801-1900
Slave whip with 8 flails, ?rhinoceros hide, possibly African

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Slave whip with 8 flails, ?rhinoceros hide, possibly African
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Slave whip with 8 flails, ?rhinoceros hide, possibly African, 19th century

Details

Category:
Wellcome (general)
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A634601
Materials:
leather, ? rhinoceros hide
Measurements:
length 840 mm
flails: length 530 mm
handle: diameter 17 mm
type:
whips

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