- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Amulet consisting of the tip of a horn filled with small pieces of wood.
- Geographical reference
- Cultural groups
- Sukuma
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1953
- Date collected
- From 1951-1958
- Acquisition information
- Donated: 1958
- Materials and processes
- Material Antelope Horn Animal, Material Wood Plant, Process Perforated
- Dimensions
- Length 71 mm horn
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1958.11.65
Search terms: Divination Religion, Amulet, Divination Accessory
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