Whip

Object Name:

Whip

Object ID:

2018.028

Date:

1925

Description:

Whip, dog sled. Owned and used by Clara Enebuske (1906-1989) of Cambridge, MA, and Wonalancet, NH. Tapered wood handle, 14.6" long, with two carved chain bands and running sled dogs around sides, terminating in head of a dog. "NEW ENGLAND / SLED DOG CLUB / 1925" painted in red and blue around head of a sled dog, carved on oval ivory disk attached to front of handle. "CLARA ENEBUSKE" highlighted in red and carved in banner on side. Carved bone cap. Plaited cowhide thong and popper tied to cap.

Material:

Wood
Bone
Cowhide

Dimensions:

W-2.2 L-53 Dia-1.6 inches

Provenance:

Clara L. Enebuske was born in Cambridge, MA, on October 8, 1906, the daughter of Swedish physician, pedagogical gymnast, and educator Claes J. Enebuske and Sarah McKean Folsom. Clara studied at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, before marrying Richard W. Read of Cambridge at the Wonalancet, NH, Union Chapel on September 17, 1927. The couple moved to a farm at Wonalancet. The New England Sled Dog Club was formally organized in Boston on November 5, 1924, with headquarters in Manchester, soon after moving to Meredith. Clara Enebuske participated in the 1925 club-sponsored races for "green dogs and green drivers," one held a Newport, NH, in conjunction with the annual winter carnival and the second held at Meredith. Her team was made up of dogs sired by the legendary sled dog, Chinook. She and her husband Richard Read went on to participate in sled dog club races during the 1920s and 1930s.

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase, Katharine Prentis Murphy Fund

People:

Enebuske, Clara L. (1906-1989)

Subjects:

Dog sledding, Whips, Dogs, Dogsled racing