Horn Amulet

This amulet, or charm, is made from a piece of horn that has been covered in red leather. It has a central panel of woven grass in beige and dark red. The British Museum catalogue records this as Leopard society medicine.

Further Information

  • Type: Religious/ritual equipment, charms
  • Object: Horn Amulet
  • Materials: Bone, ivory, tooth, Leather, animal skin, Vegetable, organic fibre
  • Culture Group: Other
  • Dimensions: 130mm [L] x 190mm [W] x 40mm [C]
  • Production Date: Pre 1931
  • Associated Places: Mendeland
  • Associated People: E. S. Wales
  • Museum: British Museum
  • Accession Number: BM:Af.1931.1120.7

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