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Object Number
39-39-50/4536
Display Title
Gazella horn - stuck in ground at entrance of one of Siga caves; white fowls, ch
Descriptions
Object Description
Gazella horn - stuck in ground at entrance of one of Siga caves; white fowls, chickens, and eggs are sacrificed by medicine man accompanying sick persons
Inventory Description
Horn, Gazella, curved, ridged, tapered at end
Classification
- Horn
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Banyaruanda
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Uganda
Additional Geographic Terms
Uganda, Southwest: Kigesi District: Nyakabande; Lake Mutanda, near
Materials
Horn
Dimensions
Overall: 4.1 × 53 × 6.3 cm (1 5/8 × 20 7/8 × 2 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
39-39-50/4536
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