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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