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Metal tipped whip used at Auschwitz concentration camp

Object | Accession Number: 1988.124.1
1988.124.1 front Metal tipped whip used at Auschwitz concentration camp Click to enlarge

Whip with a rubber handle and a metal tip at the opposite striking end that was used at Auschwitz concentration camp

Date
use:  approximately 1942
Geography
use: Auschwitz (Concentration camp); Oświęcim (Poland)
Classification
Weapons
Category
Percussive weapons
Object Type
Whips (lcsh)
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Jacek Wilczur

About This Object

Physical Description
Red rubber handle with a metal ring inserted at the end. There is a metal tip at the opposite whip end.
Dimensions
overall: Height: 23.250 inches (59.055 cm) | Width: 1.250 inches (3.175 cm) | Depth: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm)
Materials
overall : metal, rubber

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
The whip was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1988 by Dr. Jacek Wilczur.

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use
No restrictions on use

 
Record last modified: 2023-06-13 16:15:14
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