MARINE PUNISHMENT TOOL, "nine-tailed cat", 1900s.

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MARINE PUNISHMENT TOOL, "nine-tailed cat", 1900s.
2507388. MARINE PUNISHMENT TOOL, "nine-tailed cat", 1900s.

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Made of white rope with eight tails on a handle with knot decoration, length approx. 105 cm.
The nine-tailed cat is a whip used primarily at sea and consisted of a rope divided at one end into nine smaller cords, each ending in one to three knots. Such a whip could create deep wounds, but whippings of up to 40 lashes were not uncommon. Wikipedia.

Condition

Minor wear.

Theme

Nautica

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2507388. MARINE PUNISHMENT TOOL, "nine-tailed cat", 1900s.

Description

Made of white rope with eight tails on a handle with knot decoration, length approx. 105 cm.
The nine-tailed cat is a whip used primarily at sea and consisted of a rope divided at one end into nine smaller cords, each ending in one to three knots. Such a whip could create deep wounds, but whippings of up to 40 lashes were not uncommon. Wikipedia.

Condition

Minor wear.

Theme

Nautica

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