- On View
- Slavery and Freedom Gallery
- Museum Maps
- Objects in this Location
- Exhibition
- Slavery and Freedom
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Date
- 1850s
- Medium
- leather, wood
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (Straightened): 29 × 2 × 2 in. (73.7 × 5.1 × 5.1 cm)
- H x W x D (Relaxed): 16 × 10 × 2 in. (40.6 × 25.4 × 5.1 cm)
- Description
- This cat o' nine tails style planter whip is composed of a fluted wooden handle topped with leather. The leather is sliced into nine tails and the bottom of the piece was wrapped around the wooden handle, likely held in place using glue or small tacks.
- Place collected
- Saint Marys, Camden County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Weapons and Ammunition
- Type
- cat-o'-nine-tails
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Oprah Winfrey
- Object number
- 2014.312.113
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




