Small black animal horn

Made:
1871-1910
Small black animal horn, pointed at top, ridged near open end Small black animal horn, pointed at top, ridged near open end
Small black animal horn, pointed at top, ridged near open end Small black animal horn, pointed at top, ridged near open end

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Small black animal horn, pointed at top, ridged near open end
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Small black animal horn, pointed at top, ridged near open end
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London

Small black animal horn, pointed at top, ridged near open end, full of black substance, African, 1871-1910

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A657897
Materials:
horn, animal
Measurements:
length 104 mm
max.: diameter 18 mm
type:
medicine flask

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