Curved animal horn encased in red cloth with cotton sling attached

Curved animal horn encased in red cloth with cotton sling Curved animal horn encased in red cloth with cotton sling

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Curved animal horn encased in red cloth with cotton sling
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Curved animal horn encased in red cloth with cotton sling
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London

Curved animal horn encased in red cloth with cotton sling attached, probably worn by medicine man, hinterland, Sierra Leone, 1880-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A651699
Materials:
horn, animal, cloth and cotton
Measurements:
length 295 mm
string, double: length 590 mm
diameter 80 mm
type:
amulet and horn