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The sjambok (shăm-bŏk′ -bŭk′) or litupa is a heavy leather whip. It is traditionally made from an adult hippopotamus (or rhinoceros) hide but is also commonly made out of plastic.A strip of the animal’s hide is cut and carved into a strip 3 to 5 feet (0.9 to 1.5 m) long tapering from about 1 inch (25 mm) thick at the handle to about 3⁄8 in (10 mm) at the tip. This strip is then rolled until reaching a tapered-cylindrical form. The resulting whip is both flexible and durable.
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