Device, possibly for divining, made of 10.0 cm of an animal's pointed horn which is hollow. The open end of the horn has 10 holes drilled along the edge, and threaded with a string of white seed beads. A piece of mirror is imbedded through a pair of slits the horn from side to side 2.2cm from the open edge. The mirrored surface faces the open end of the horn. Some type of adhesive was originally applied to the mirror shard to hold it in place, the residual of which is present on one side. A round , drilled or burned through the horn at 4.0cm from the open edge, on one side, may form a hole through which a cord can be strung to wear the object.
Donor:
Elizabeth Colson
Collection place:
Gwembe Valley, Zambia
Collector:
Elizabeth Colson
Materials:
Horn (animal material)
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Accession date:
September 9, 2011
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
length 10 centimeters, height 2.5 centimeters, and width 4.3 centimeters