Sheep Horn

29-96-252

From: North Africa

Curatorial Section: African

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Object Number 29-96-252
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Hebrew
Provenience North Africa
Section African
Materials Sheep Horn | Leather
Description

Black sheep horn covered by black leather sewn around a long piece of twisted black leather string knotted to one side of the horn. From the string also hang 3 free-moving pendants: 1) Wooden cylinder with 3 holes, thru 2 of which 2 metal links attach it to the leather sting. 2) Wooden cylinder with 1 hole and 1 link attaching it to string. 3) Wooden cylinder attached to leather string by a cotton string which is tied at either end of wood.

Length 147 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904

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