Collection

Horn whistle with a feather inside and a hanging loop attached

Made:: 1871-1910 in Sudan

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

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