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Object Number 05-19-10/65062
Display Title Cupping horn
Descriptions
Indigenous Term si neb tsi gun
Object Description Cupping horn and flint knife. For headache, the temple is scratched with flint and norn applied. Bleeding is reduced by suction. No longer practiced.
Inventory Description Horn, carved, hollowed, ridged tapered perforated end
Classification
  • Tools
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Southeastern Ojibwa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / Ontario / <County> / Sarnia Reservation
Additional Geographic Terms Walpole Island
Materials Horn, Stone
Dimensions Overall: 8 x 3.1 x 3 cm (3 1/8 x 1 1/4 x 1 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 65062
Provenance
Collector Dr. Mark Raymond Harrington (04/01/1905)
Dealer Dr. Mark Raymond Harrington (01/01/1905)

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