Amazing Antique Hitched Horsehair Quirt, C. Late 19th/Early 20th Century masonic sword sheath 9 3/8" tall x about

9 3/8" tall x about 9 3/8" in diameter

Each box measures approx 2 5/8" cubed

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though I think it's been a hundred years or more since it did

Amazing Antique Hitched Horsehair Quirt, C. Late 19th/Early 20th Century masonic sword sheath 9 3/8" tall x aboutI'm quite obsessed with this. I wasn't sure exactly what it was when I found it, but knew it was quite an exquisitely made thing, made entirely of dyed and very finely knotted horsehair, creating glorious patterns, with a leather strip threaded through leather loop at the end. Incredible. With a little research I've learned a bit about the world of quirts: short whips associated with the Southwestern US, used to urge a horse to greater speed, but