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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