Whip used in the production of the Indiana Jones film series: Museum Object and Cultural History
Whip used in the production of the Indiana Jones film series: date made: ca 1981. user: Ford, Harrison. maker: Morgan, David.
The object in the museum catalogue
Braided kangaroo leather whip used by Harrison Ford in the role of Indiana Jones, in one or more of the original trilogy of Indiana Jones films Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Temple of Doom, and The Last Crusade. The whip was one of a set made by renowned whipmaker David Morgan for the film series production.
Filmmaker George Lucas conceived of Indiana Jones as a globe-trekking archeologist to pay homage to classic Hollywood adventure films. Jones is a reluctant hero who finds himself fighting evil-doers while seeking to preserve cultural heritage. The Indiana Jones series, directed by Steven Spielberg, is among the most successful movie franchises in American history.
Materials, dates and provenance
- date made: ca 1981
- user: Ford, Harrison
- maker: Morgan, David
- Object Name: whip
- Physical Description: leather (overall material)
- Physical Description: cotton (cracker material)
- Physical Description: braided (overall production method/technique)
- Measurements: overall: 452 cm x 4.2 cm; 177 15/16 in x 1 5/8 in
- place made: United States: Washington
- Subject: Entertainment, Film
- Subject: Motion Pictures
- Subject: Movie
- ID Number: 1999.0284.01
- accession number: 1999.0284
- catalog number: 1999.0284.01
- Credit Line: Lucasfilm, Ltd. Archives
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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