“Strike a light”, consisting of a animal horn with rubber stopper, tied with twisted plant fibre to a rectangular steel, notched at each end. The horn is carved at its tip. [RH [OPS move] 14/8/2018]

Collection type: Object
Description: “Strike a light”, consisting of a animal horn with rubber stopper, tied with twisted plant fibre to a rectangular steel, notched at each end. The horn is carved at its tip. [RH [OPS move] 14/8/2018]
Geographical reference: Brazil
Latin America and the Caribbean > South America > Brazil; Province of Northern Goias Tocantins River Rio do Sono
Cultural groups: Xerente
Person: Field collector David Henry Peter Maybury-Lewis; PRM source David Henry Peter Maybury-Lewis
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1957
Date collected: By 1957
Acquisition information: Purchased: 1957
Materials and processes: Material Steel Metal, Material Rubber Plant, Material Animal Horn, Material Palm Fibre Plant, Material String, Process Carved, Process Twisted, Process Notched, Process Forged (Metal), Process Strung
Dimensions: Length: max 431 mm, Diameter: max 46 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1957.2.25B