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Object Number
30-36-50/B4858
Display Title
Tip of small antelope horn - used as medicine container
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Horn ornament, tip perforated with fiber cords, base covered in resin and beads.
Classification
- Raw Material
- Ornament
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Mano
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Liberia
Additional Geographic Terms
Liberia, Interior
Materials
Horn, Resin, Fiber, Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 7 x 2.3 x 2.1 cm (2 3/4 x 7/8 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
B4858
Provenance
Collector
Dr. George W. Harley
(1930)
Seller
Dr. George W. Harley
(1930)
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