Overview
- Brief Narrative
- The whip was given to Tech. Sgt. John F. Hayes by Jewish prisoners when the U.S. Army 560th entered Metz concentration camp in France. The whip was presumably used in Metz concentration camp.
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Thomas Hayes
Physical Details
- Classification
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Weapons
- Category
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Percussive weapons
- Object Type
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Whips (lcsh)
- Physical Description
- Seven leather strips attached with nails to a wooden handle.
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 25.240 inches (64.11 cm) | Depth: 4.250 inches (10.795 cm)
- Materials
- overall : leather, wood, metal
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The whip was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1994 by Thomas Hayes, the brother of John F. Hayes.
- Record last modified:
- 2022-07-28 18:22:25
- This page:
- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn8575
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