Horn whistle with a feather inside and a hanging loop attached

Made:
1871-1910 in Sudan
maker:
Jur people

Horn whistle with a feather inside and a hanging loop attached, Sudan, Africa, 1871-1910. Used in rites to exorcise or frighten evil spirits.

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A658140
Materials:
horn, textile, thread and feather
Measurements:
overall: 30 mm x 155 mm x 30 mm,
type:
whistle