Whip from Uzbekistan

The handle of this whip is made from wood carved into a hexagonal pattern and inlaid with silver triangles also cut with circles and silver rectangles.  The whip is fixed with rawhide carefully platted and the whip itself is made from hide and laced with fine rawhide.  This is set into the wood with a

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Silver Whip from Turkmenistan

This is a typical Quoit from Turkmenistan. The Turkmen use these when racing, they swing it from side to side to encourage the horse. The leather is layered and stitched. The silver is probably beaten over a mould and then wrapped round a shaft. A cornelian decorates the head. There is a leather loop to

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