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Snake cure in horn - Duiker horn whose content is removed and applied to snake b
Snake cure in horn - Duiker horn whose content is removed and applied to snake b
Object Number 49-14-50/8495.1
Display Title Snake cure in horn - Duiker horn whose content is removed and applied to snake b
Descriptions
Object Description Snake cure in horn - Duiker horn whose content is removed and applied to snake bite. Nyanga
Inventory Description Medicine bundle, black horn point, hollow, wrapped in dusty cotton fabric
Classification
  • Medicine bundle
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Nyungwe
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Mozambique
Additional Geographic Terms Kasumbadedza; Tete, 5 miles West of
Materials Horn, Cotton fabric
Dimensions Overall: 8.9 x 2.4 x 2 cm (3 1/2 x 15/16 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 49-14-50/8495.1

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