Pair of Cattle Horns

This pair of cattle horns are encased in red cotton covers and decorated with cowrie shells. The are likely to be part of a headdress.This was originally part of the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum collection. It was acquired by the British Museum in 1954.

Further Information

• Type: Masks, headdresses
• Object: Pair of Cattle Horns
• Materials: Textile, Bone, ivory, tooth
• Culture Group: Other
• Dimensions: 350mm [L] x 100mm [W] x 125mm [C]
• Production Date: Pre 1954
• Associated Places: Unknown
• Associated People: Wellcome Historical Medical Museum
• Museum: British Museum
• Accession Number: BM:Af.1954.23.3454.a.b

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