Amuletic horn with incised linear designs

Made:
1851-1900 in Africa
maker:
Kavirondo people
Amuletic horn with incised linear designs

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Amuletic horn with incised linear designs
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Amuletic horn with incised linear designs, probably for carrying medicine, Kavirondo tribe, British East Africa, second half of 19th century

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A34191
Materials:
ram, ? material
type:
amulet and horn
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)