Long animal horn

Made:
1880-1920
Long animal horn, narrow, circular in section, gently curved

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Long animal horn, narrow, circular in section, gently curved
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Long animal horn, narrow, circular in section, gently curved, brass rings at either end for suspension, mouth plugged with beeswax and red beads, Upper Nile, 1880-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A658358
Materials:
horn, brass, beeswax and glass, beads
type:
amulet
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)