Quirt
| Object Number: | 57-26-73 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Mescalero Apache |
| Provenience: | New Mexico |
| Culture Area: | Southwest Culture Area |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Wood Cloth Bead Rawhide |
| Technique: | Beaded |
| Length: | 46.3 cm |
| Outside Diameter: | 2.5 cm |
| Credit Line: | Gift of the George Washington Memorial Museum, 1957 |
| Other Number: | L-269-76 - Old Museum Number |
Description
Horse riding whip. Wooden core with a broken, leather strap attached at one end. The entire core is decorated with glass beads in a design of horizontal bands of zigzags. Bead colors include green, red, blue, white, black, and yellow. Distal end is bulbous.
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