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Object Number
973-42-50/11706
Display Title
"Gaffa": horn of the type used to make horn cups. 10 in. l.
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Gaffa
Object Description
"Gaffa": horn of the type used to make horn cups. 10 in. l.
Inventory Description
Horn, hollow with resin at one end.
Classification
- Ornament
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1972
Culture
- Machagalla
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Ethiopia
/
Northern Wallega
Additional Geographic Terms
Lemu; Gidda Kiramu; Hero Guduru; Awaraja
Materials
Horn
Dimensions
Overall: 15 x 4.4 x 3.6 cm (5 7/8 x 1 3/4 x 1 7/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
973-42-50/11706; 22
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