Field whip
date: label: Date
content: 1850s
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
notes: label: Description
content: A long, single-tailed snake whip made of coiled leather strands inside a smooth, hand-stitched leather shot bag running three quarters of the length. The fall consists of two tightly twisted strands that terminate in a hard knot. The metal knob handle is attached to the leather by two nails, allowing the whip to be coiled up for easy carrying.
place: label: Place collected
content: Darien, McIntosh County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Slavery
label: Topic
content: Violence
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Slavery and Freedom Objects
label: Classification
content: Weapons and Ammunition
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Oprah Winfrey
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2014.312.112
objectType: label: Type
content: whips (slavery artifacts)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: leather and metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (Coiled): 1 3/4 × 12 7/8 × 12 7/8 in. (4.4 × 32.7 × 32.7 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (Uncoiled): 1 3/4 × 1 3/4 × 76 1/4 in. (4.4 × 4.4 × 193.7 cm)