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1942.13.1613

Drinking horn of carved cow or buffalo horn. [Joanna Cole [OPS Move] 30/06/2016]

1942.13.1613

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Collection type
Object
Description
Drinking horn of carved cow or buffalo horn. [Joanna Cole [OPS Move] 30/06/2016]
Long description
Drinking horn of carved cow or buffalo horn. The rim has a spout produced by pinching the edge together under heat. Decorated with a vertical row of round studs below the spout, two side panels of geometrical patterns carved in relief and a central stylised human face carved in relief. [Joanna Cole [OPS Move] 30/06/2016]
Geographical reference
Cameroon
Africa > Central Africa > Cameroon
Bamenda
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1942
Date collected
By 1942
Acquisition information
Donated: 1942
Materials and processes
Material Buffalo Cattle Horn Animal, Process Carved, Process Incised
Dimensions
Diameter: max 80 mm, Length: max 235 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1942.13.1613 Other numbers: 59

Search terms: Vessel, Food and Drink, Food Accessory

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