Medicine Horn

A container for storing medicine, made out of a piece of horn. It has a leather cover, or lid, secured with a braided leather strap that runs through the pointed end of the horn. It was donated to the British Museum by Fode Mohammed Kabbah who collected a number of objects from Sierra Leone and Liberia.

Further Information

  • Type: Religious/ritual equipment, charms
  • Object: Medicine Horn
  • Materials: Bone, ivory, tooth, Leather, animal skin
  • Culture Group: Mandingo
  • Dimensions: 180mm [L] x 80mm [W] x 60mm [C]
  • Production Date: Pre 1971
  • Associated Places: Unknown
  • Associated People: Fode Mohamed Kaba
  • Museum: British Museum
  • Accession Number: BM:Af.1971.34.12

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