Leather house whip
National Museum of African American History and Culture

Leather house whip

Unidentified · 1850s

leather
National Museum of African American History and Culture
CC0 — Public Domain
National Museum of African American History and Culture

Small house whip made of a thick piece of leather that tapers outward from the square base and is cut into multiple tails at the end. The leather is a dark grey color and flat. There are several leather strips at the end of the whip, with the opposite end consisting of a cut leather handle. The leather is extremely stiff and cracking throughout.

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