Vintage 54ft (16.5m)Braided Rawhide Lasso or Reata

This is an early 20th Century braided rawhide rope. It would have been used by a gaucho or vaquero/

It has a dark steel ring at one end and a loop secured with a braided rawhide button at the other end.

The rope is strong and flexible, the rawhide "buttonhole is rather stiff

Dimensions : Length 54 feet (16.5m), Ring diameter 4" (10.3cm) 
Weight : 2.2kg ( 4lb 13½oz)

Ref : Reata