Horn Amulet

Made:
1880-1910 in Sudan
maker:
Jur people
Horn amulet in the form of a whistle containing a feather

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Horn amulet in the form of a whistle containing a feather
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Horn amulet in the form of a whistle containing a feather, used by Jur (originally recorded as Gour) people, Sudan, Africa

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A45480
Materials:
horn and leather
Measurements:
length 135 mm
diameter 23 mm
type:
amulet

Parts

Feather kept inside whistle for cosmetic use

Feather kept inside whistle for cosmetic use

Feather kept inside whistle for cosmetic use

Measurements:
length 139 mm
width 5 mm
Materials:
feather
Object Number:
A45480 Pt1
type:
feathers
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Whistle shaped horn amulet

Whistle shaped horn amulet

Whistle shaped horn amulet

Materials:
horn
Object Number:
A45480/2
type:
amulet
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

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