Animal horn with medicine

Museum number:
5-5874
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050005874
Accession number:
Acc.2171
Description:
medicine charm; horn with 2 cowrie shells with mastic binder at base; length 25 cm
Donor:
Warren L. d'Azevedo
Collection place:
Kle, Liberia
Verbatim coll. place:
Liberia; Kle; Gola
Culture or time period:
Gola
Collector:
Warren L. d'Azevedo
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Accession date:
1965
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Animal horn with medicine, accession number 5-5874, described as medicine charm; horn with 2 cowrie shells with mastic binder at base; length 25 cm
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Animal horn with medicine, accession number 5-5874, described as medicine charm; horn with 2 cowrie shells with mastic binder at base; length 25 cmDocumentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Animal horn with medicine, accession number 5-5874, described as medicine charm; horn with 2 cowrie shells with mastic binder at base; length 25 cm

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