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Water buck hunting horn to make game sleep while nets are put up +
Water buck hunting horn to make game sleep while nets are put up +
Object Number 40-24-50/5031
Display Title Water buck hunting horn to make game sleep while nets are put up +
Descriptions
Object Description Water buck hunting horn to make game sleep while nets are put up - perforations
Inventory Description Horn, pointed, 1 perf near tip, 2 perfs below resinous veg fiber band, smooth
Classification
  • Tools
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Zande
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms Anglo-Egyptian Sudan: Tambura
Materials Horn, Vegetable fiber, Resin?
Dimensions Overall: 19.8 x 3.8 x 3.3 cm (7 13/16 x 1 1/2 x 1 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 40-24-50/5031

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