QUIRT

Object/Artifact

St. Joseph Museums

143-3330

Name/Title

QUIRT

Entry/Object ID

143/3330

Description

BRAIDED/GEOMETRIC DESIGN

Collection

NATIVE AMERICAN

Made/Created

Place

Continent

North America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Northern Plains

Country

United States of America

Culture/Tribe

Needs to be Identified

Notes

There is a handwritten note in the Index that reads "Mexican?". There are similar images of other quirts/whips that look almost identical to this one (including the design) attributed to "Northern Plains".

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Quirt

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Whip, Riding

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Tack, Animal

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Land Transportation Accessories

Nomenclature Class

Land Transportation T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 07: Distribution & Transportation Objects

Parts

Count

Material

HORSEHAIR

Condition

Overall Condition

Good