Whip
Object Details
- Collection History
- Collection history unknown; acquired by William Ockleford Oldman (1879-1949, who did business as "W.O. Oldman, Ethnographical Specimens, London") at an unknown date; purchased by MAI from W.O. Oldman in 1917.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Catalog Number
- 6/7495
- Barcode
- 067495.000
- Culture/People
- Diné (Navajo)
- Previous owner
- William Ockleford Oldman (W.O. Oldman/William Ockelford Oldman), Non-Indian, 1879-1949
- Seller
- William Ockleford Oldman (W.O. Oldman/William Ockelford Oldman), Non-Indian, 1879-1949
- Object Type
- Animal Tack and Animal Husbandry
- Object Name
- Whip
- Media/Materials
- Horsehair, hide
- Techniques
- Soumak braided/knotted
- Place
- Arizona, New Mexico; USA
- See related items
- Diné (Navajo)
- Animal Tack and Animal Husbandry
- Record ID
- NMAI_72384
- Usage
- CC0
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