Vessel horn, part of rain maker's outfit. [ASh [OPS move] 12/5/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Vessel horn, part of rain maker's outfit. [ASh [OPS move] 12/5/2017]
Long description: Curved animal horn, possibly that of an antelope used as a vessel. The horn has ridged bands going along two thirds of the length. The horn is curved in shape. Dark brown in colour. No visible substance within the horn. [ASh [OPS move] 12/5/2017]
Geographical reference: Uganda
Africa > Eastern Africa > Uganda; Western Region [Hoima, Kibale, Masindi districts] / Bunyoro-Kitara
Cultural groups: Nyoro
Person: Field collector John Roscoe; Field collector Mackie Ethnological Expedition; PRM source John Roscoe
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1920
Date collected: circa 1919
Acquisition information: Donated: 1921
Materials and processes: Material Animal Horn, Material Deer Antler Animal
Dimensions: Length: max 380 mm, Width: max 85 mm, Depth: max 60 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1921.9.130
Research and responses: Rev. John Roscoe The Soul of Central Africa, A General Account of The Mackie Ethnological Expedition, London 1922. Balfour Library Reference : Africa 8
Also: Roscoe The Northern Bantu, Cambridge 1915. Balfour Library Africa 8

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