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Tobacco horn
Object Number 34-91-50/949
Display Title Tobacco horn
Descriptions
Inventory Description Horn container, hollowed, perforated, hide base, wood plug, braided fiber loop
Classification
  • Horn
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Tereki?
  • Wataita?
  • Maragoli?
  • Hamite?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Kenya
Additional Geographic Terms Taita; Mt. Mbololo; Voi, 10 miles from
Materials Horn, Hide, Vegetable fiber, Wood
Dimensions Overall: 12.7 x 5.2 x 4.3 cm (5 x 2 1/16 x 1 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 34-91-50/949

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