Antique African Tribal Hide Whip or sjambok with Ivory Snake Handle - for UK sale only - w1707 button-spurs \one cheek is lightly bent

\one cheek is lightly bent (please see images)

published by Hutchinson in 1934

The joint is constructed so that the mouthpiece can only bend through about 90 degrees

Ref : spur559

There is a a covered toe which would have covered the front of the foot

Antique African Tribal Hide Whip or sjambok with Ivory Snake Handle - for UK sale only - w1707 button-spurs \one cheek is lightly bentThis whip dates from the late 19th or early 20th Century. It has an ivory handle carved into a loop with a snake on one side. There are age cracks in the ivory, but no instability. This is an old piece of ivory, so it is legal to sell in the UK, but it would be difficult or impossible to export. There is a dark horn collar under the handle The shaft or stock is made of rolled hide a technique traditionally used in making sjamboks. The shaft is