Featured Native American quirt?

This item appeared today in a local antique shop. At first I thought it was a bone fid for working with rope but, after a bit of research, I’m now fairly sure it’s a Native American (Plains Cree?) quirt / horse whip. It looks to be made of elk horn and rawhide, and has traces of what may be red ochre paint on it. What do you think?

 

I see where you're coming from, but with no markings or ornamentation....it's not possible to tell exactly where it comes from or it's age....
Still.........Quirt like , at the very least,,

 

Just for interest,what is the asking price?

 

$75 Canadian

 

Thanks

 

Here are a few more photos of this object, in case they’re of interest.

 

Well, it does indeed look like a Quirt !
that hole at the end held some long gone beadwork..

 

Thanks, Komokwa. Shame about the missing beadwork. I ended up paying $60 CAD, though, and at that price I’m grateful for what’s left!

 

Wow, thank you tagsale_notes! My gut feeling was that the price I paid was on the low side, and it’s nice to see this was correct, even if I have no immediate plans to sell this quirt.

 

Then, there are the crazy prices on this site here: https://ciscosgallery.com/collections/native-horse-gear-quirt

 

Thank you. I did say those were “crazy” prices!