Collection

Horn feeding cup from Edward Whymper collection

Made:
1801-1920
Horn feeding cup from Edward Whymper collection, from Quito Horn feeding cup from Edward Whymper collection, from Quito Horn feeding cup from Edward Whymper collection, from Quito
Horn feeding cup from Edward Whymper collection, from Quito Horn feeding cup from Edward Whymper collection, from Quito Horn feeding cup from Edward Whymper collection, from Quito

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Horn feeding cup from Edward Whymper collection, from Quito
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© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London.

Horn feeding cup from Edward Whymper collection, from Quito
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London.

Horn feeding cup from Edward Whymper collection, from Quito
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London.

Horn feeding cup from Edward Whymper collection, from Quito, Ecuador, 1801-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A10537
Materials:
horn
Measurements:
overall: 53 mm x 151 mm x 84 mm, .071 kg
type:
feeding cup
credit:
Loan, Wellcome Trust

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