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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