Raiding charm made of horn.

Item

Title

Raiding charm made of horn.

Creator

Creator Unrecorded

Subject

Ceremonial Object
Ceremonial

Description

5 horns [smooth] perforated at the ends and threaded on a piece of string. Pointed ends removed. Worn during war to prevent shots hitting body.[FHM19/06/2019]

Publisher

Making African Connections

Date

c.1930

Type

PhysicalObject

Format

Animal Horn
Perforated
L = 110mm

Identifier

ETH.ANG3.389
A37/389

Source

Antoinette and Diana Powell-Cotton
1937

Space/Place

Angola
Africa
Cultural Group: Okwanyama

Rights

© The Powell-Cotton Trust