Accession No
2005.664
Description
Curved whip made from a rhino tail with a cylindrical wooden handle. The handle has a perforation near the end.
Place
Africa; Southern Africa; Zimbabwe; Shona territory
Period
early 20th century
Source
Baker, Joyce [donor]; Baker, Herbert John (Rev) [collector]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
2005.664
Cultural Affliation
Shona [Mashona]
Material
Animal; Hide; Wood
Local Term
Measurements
130mm x 357mm
Events
Context (Other owners)
Miss Joyce Baker is the daughter of Reverend H. J. Baker who was a Methodist missionary to the Mashona tribe, in the early twentieth century, (1904-1919), in Rhodesia/Zimbabwe.
Event Date 1919
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Rhino tail whip. Curved whip.
Event Date 16/10/2008
Author: maa
Context (Amendments / updates)
The 'Methodist Who's Who' (n.d. ?1912/1913) notes Rev. H. J. Baker as Herbert John Baker, a pioneer missionary in Rhodesia, who worked at the Matabeleland Gold Mines, as Master of the Public School, Selukwe and then in Mashonaland.
The material was all identified as Mashona on entry to the Museum but may also have been been acquired in Matabeleland or Selukwe, now known as Shurugwi.
Event Date 15/4/2019
Author: rachel hand
Description (Physical description)
Curved whip made from a rhino tail with a cylindrical wooden handle. The handle has a perforation near the end.
Event Date 3/2/2023
Author: Lizzy Peneycad
FM:265429
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