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Antelope horns of "medicine" put on head of child when it first begins to run ab
Antelope horns of "medicine" put on head of child when it first begins to run ab
Object Number 49-14-50/8494
Display Title Antelope horns of "medicine" put on head of child when it first begins to run ab
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Nyanga
Object Description Antelope horns of "medicine" put on head of child when it first begins to run about so that it will not stray Nyanga
Inventory Description Medicine bundle, two horns, cone shape, tapered to point, perforated, cotton thr
Classification
  • Medicine bundle
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Nyungwe
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Mozambique
Additional Geographic Terms Kasumbadedza; Tete, 5 miles West of
Materials Horn
Dimensions Overall: 18 x 1 x 1 cm (7 1/16 x 3/8 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 49-14-50/8494

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Antelope horns of "medicine" put on head of child when it first begins to run ab
49-14-50/8494.1 Antelope horns of "medicine" put on head of child when it first begins to run ab
Medicine bundle
Mozambique
Antelope horns of "medicine" put on head of child when it first begins to run ab
49-14-50/8494.2 Antelope horns of "medicine" put on head of child when it first begins to run ab
Medicine bundle
Mozambique
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/Ai Ha !O Pan
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/Ai Ha !O Pan
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Person demonstrating the hunting hand signal; sign for hartebeests, which have horns that curve forward
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/Ai Ha !O Pan
Person demonstrating the hunting hand signal for kudu, with the fingers slightly tilted to mirror the bend in the animal’s horns
2001.29.274 Person demonstrating the hunting hand signal for kudu, with the fingers slightly tilted to mirror the bend in the animal’s horns
/Ai Ha !O Pan