Cat o' nine tails planter whip
date: label: Date
content: 1850s
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
notes: label: Description
content: This cat o' nine tails style planter whip is composed of a fluted wooden handle topped with leather. The leather is sliced into nine tails and the bottom of the piece was wrapped around the wooden handle, likely held in place using glue or small tacks.
place: label: Place collected
content: Saint Marys, Camden 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
label: Exhibition
content: Slavery and Freedom
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 3, C3 053
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: 2014.312.113
objectType: label: Type
content: cat-o'-nine-tails
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, wood
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (Straightened): 29 × 2 × 2 in. (73.7 × 5.1 × 5.1 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (Relaxed): 16 × 10 × 2 in. (40.6 × 25.4 × 5.1 cm)