Whip

Museum number:
5-7013
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
110 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.2155
Description:
Whip for spinning top; stick with sisal tied to one end for whip; l. 75 cm. Small boys use the whip only for whipping toy tops into a spin
Donor:
Ronald J. Clarke and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Ukambani, Kenya
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Kenya; Ukambani; Kamba (Murdock...44:2)
Culture or time period:
Kamba
Collector:
Ronald J. Clarke
Collection date:
1965
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Whips (striking tools)
Function:
6.2 Toys, Children’s Utensils, Objects used in the Education of Children
Accession date:
1966
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Loans:
S1974-1975 #96: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/Larry Michalak (May 5, 1975–May 9, 1975)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Whip, accession number 5-7013, described as Whip for spinning top; stick with sisal tied to one end for whip; l. 75 cm. Small boys use the whip only for whipping toy tops into a spin
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Whip, accession number 5-7013, described as Whip for spinning top; stick with sisal tied to one end for whip; l. 75 cm. Small boys use the whip only for whipping toy tops into a spin

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