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Object Number
976-49-50/12011
Display Title
Blood-letting horn with curved metal needle fastened in the narrower end of the
Descriptions
Object Description
Blood-letting horn with curved metal needle fastened in the narrower end of the horn
Inventory Description
Unclassified, worked horn, hollowed, point trimmed and metal wire inserted
Classification
- Tools
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Kikuyu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Kenya
Materials
Horn
Dimensions
Overall: 12.6 x 6.6 x 4.6 cm (4 15/16 x 2 5/8 x 1 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
976-49-50/12011 & Kikuyu Blood-Letting\ Horn
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Richard Michael Gramly
(1975)
Seller
Dr. Richard Michael Gramly
(1976)
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