<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">ritual flails</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>ceremonial objects</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>ceremonial flail</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>flails, ritual</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>ritual flail</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Objects that symbolically represents a flail, which is an implement having stout handle at the end of which are attached ropes or chains for whipping. Examples include flails used by Ancient Egyptians during religious and funerary ceremonies, often consisting of a staff with three rods attached by a ring. ]]></note></mads>