Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Strop |
Catalog Number |
0985.14.00129a-b |
Description |
Leather razor strops: Two strops, one with round handle, the other with flat handle. |
Material |
Leather |
Owned |
Unknown |
Provenance |
"Two leather house lashes (also known leather paddles, flogging paddles, or thongs) for slaves in Southern states. Used for discipline / punishment." "Two house lashes for slaves in southern states." (list of artifacts donated) Original donor provenance possibly erroneous, as these are razor strops. |
Subjects |
African Americans (tentative) slaves (tentative) slavery (tentative) |