Culture/People:
Quechua
Object name:
Whip
Native term:
suk'ana
Date created:
circa 1920
Place:
Hacienda east of Huancayo; Huancayo; Huancayo Province; JunÃn Region; Peru
Media/Materials:
Wood, rawhide
Techniques:
Carved, braided
Collection History/Provenance:
Collected by Earl Wanser (1883-ca. 1955, a carpenter who worked intermittently in Peru between 1920 and 1924); acquired by MAI in 1924.
Dimensions:
66 x 24 x 6 cm
Catalog number:
12/7254
This item is currently on view at NMAI, DC.
See it in the Quechua exhibit in the "Our Universes" gallery on the 4th floor
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