Tooled Leather Horn

A cattle horn, covered in strips of tooled leatherwork, and attached to a carrying strap. The British Museum records describe it as a gun-powder horn, though it may also be a decorative object.

Further Information

• Type: Containers, vessels
• Object: Tooled Leather Horn
• Materials: Bone, ivory, tooth, Leather, animal skin, Textile
• Culture Group: Mandingo
• Dimensions: 72mm [L] x 190mm [W] x 170mm [C]
• Production Date: Pre 1956
• Associated Places: Unknown
• Associated People: Methodist Missionary Society
• Museum: British Museum
• Accession Number: BM:Af.1956.10.10

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