DepartmentAsia
Buffalo whip; also used by goatherds
NameWhip
CultureKmer Loer (Montagnards)
DateCollected 1961-1962
Place madeCentral Highlands, CAMBODIA, CAMBODIA, Southeast Asia, ASIA
MediumWood, bamboo, cord
DimensionsOther (Handle only): 1 3/4 x 13/16 in. (4.4 x 2 cm)
Object numberA.1999.26.34
DescriptionWood and bamboo handle, whip of twisted cord. Handle end is wood, painted red, and rest of handle is bamboo with each segment painted a different color: blue, yellow, red. Cord painted blue. Paint used: 'RIPOLIN', a synthetic enamel marketed in the 1930s/40s/50s in France and French administered territories.Collected 1961-1962