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Doctor's cupping horn
Object Number 09-16-10/74649
Display Title Doctor's cupping horn
Descriptions
Object Description Doctor's cupping horn. Buffalo horn with hole on tip.
Inventory Description Horn, hollow, conical, tip broken
Classification
  • Horn
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Osage
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Oklahoma
Materials Horn, Buffalo horn
Dimensions Overall: 18.2 x 6 x 6 cm (7 3/16 x 2 3/8 x 2 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 74649
Provenance
Collector Dr. Mark Raymond Harrington (01/01/1908-01/01/1909)
Donor Dr. Mark Raymond Harrington (01/01/1909)

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