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| Accession no.: |
N: 27 |
| Object name: |
Dog whip |
| Title: |
Dog whip |
| Description: |
A 13-foot plaited leather dog whip with a wooden handle. Used by Frank Debenham during the British Antarctic Expedition 1910-13 (Terra Nova expedition). |
| Classified name: |
| SPRI theme |
animal equipment
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| Current place name |
Antarctic regions > Ross Dependency
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| UDC |
656.198-872.88 : 685.17
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| Geographic UDC |
(*76)
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| Getty AAT |
whips
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| Number of items: |
1 |
| Full description: |
A plaited leather dog whip with a turned wooden handle. The handle is incised with decorative rings and has been varnished. The handle is attached to the whip with string binding, and there is a knot in the leather at the start of the whip. The whip is made of plaited brown leather which gradually tapers in diameter. The whip ends with a tail of string tied to the leather, firstly with two strands which have been twisted, and then finally with one strand with a knot in the end. The whip is approximately 13 feet long (including the handle).
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| Dimensions: |
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Length: 3850mm, diameter: 25mm
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| Associated person(s): |
- : Debenham, Frank (1910 - 1913)
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| Associated expedition(s): |
- : British Antarctic Expedition 1910-13 (Terra Nova) (1910 - 1913)
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Scott Polar Research Institute
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