Tobacco horn

Museum number:
5-6875
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
55 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.2307
Description:
Native name: Abur Eriang Tobacco horn; section of hollow cow horn capped top and bottom with leather; one cap removable; caps connected by braided hide strap; l. 13.5 cm; dia. 4 cm. Used by men to carro tobacco; worn around neck or fastened to upper arm Made by men
Donor:
Mary Jean Aerni and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Moroto, Northern Region, Uganda
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Uganda; Moroto; Karamojong (Murdock 43:21)
Culture or time period:
Karamojong
Collector:
Mary Jean Aerni
Collection date:
Dec 1966
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
5.5 Stimulants, Narcotics, and Accessories
Accession date:
1967
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Tobacco horn, accession number 5-6875, described as Native name: Abur Eriang Tobacco horn; section of hollow cow horn capped top and bottom with leather; one cap removable; caps connected by braided hide strap; l. 13.5 cm; dia. 4 cm. Used by men to carro tobacco; worn around neck or fastened to upper arm Made by men
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Tobacco horn, accession number 5-6875, described as Native name: Abur Eriang Tobacco horn; section of hollow cow horn capped top and bottom with leather; one cap removable; caps connected by braided hide strap; l. 13.5 cm; dia. 4 cm. Used by men to carro tobacco; worn around neck or fastened to upper arm Made by men

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