Horn

Museum number:
2-5252
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
65 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.131 and Acc.52
Description:
Tip of a buffalo horn; smooth; hole drilled through.
Donor:
David Ives Bushnell Jr., G. B. Gordon, Phoebe Apperson Hearst, and W. C. Farabee
Collection place:
Central Plains, Great Plains, North America
Verbatim coll. place:
; Central Plains
Culture or time period:
Umoⁿhoⁿ
Collector:
Francis La Flesche
Collection date:
1901-1902
Taxon:
Bison bison
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Horns (animal components)
Function:
5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Accession date:
1904 and September 8, 1902
Context of use:
Listed in catalogue as "cupping horn"; possible use as curing device, to suck out an intrusive object causing illness.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 12 centimeters
Comment:
Listed in catalogue as "cupping horn"; possible use as curing device, to suck out an intrusive object causing illness.
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Horn, accession number 2-5252, described as Tip of a buffalo horn; smooth; hole drilled through.Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Horn, accession number 2-5252, described as Tip of a buffalo horn; smooth; hole drilled through.Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Horn, accession number 2-5252, described as Tip of a buffalo horn; smooth; hole drilled through.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Horn, accession number 2-5252, described as Tip of a buffalo horn; smooth; hole drilled through.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Horn, accession number 2-5252, described as Tip of a buffalo horn; smooth; hole drilled through.

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