Curved animal horn encased in red cloth with cotton sling attached

Made:
1880-1920
Curved animal horn encased in red cloth with cotton sling Curved animal horn encased in red cloth with cotton sling

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Curved animal horn encased in red cloth with cotton sling
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Curved animal horn encased in red cloth with cotton sling
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London

Curved animal horn encased in red cloth with cotton sling attached, probably worn by medicine man, hinterland, Sierra Leone, 1880-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A651699
Materials:
horn, animal, cloth and cotton
type:
amulet and horn