Magic horn

Museum number:
5-7941
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
14 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.2175
Description:
Magic horn; section animal horn tied with red dyed braided leather strap, filled with black mastic substance; length: horn 12 cm, length: overall. Used as a container for hunting magic
Donor:
Jay Nolan and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Bokeza village, Liberia
Verbatim coll. place:
Liberia; Bokeza village (near Zorzor) Loma
Culture or time period:
Loma
Collection date:
1964-65
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Accession date:
1966
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Magic horn, accession number 5-7941, described as Magic horn; section animal horn tied with red dyed braided leather strap, filled with black mastic substance; length: horn 12 cm, length: overall. Used as a container for hunting magic
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Magic horn, accession number 5-7941, described as Magic horn; section animal horn tied with red dyed braided leather strap, filled with black mastic substance; length: horn 12 cm, length: overall. Used as a container for hunting magic

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