Accession No
E 1906.68 B
Description
An ox horn, possibly used as a drinking cup. It is highly polished, and the colour is much lighter at the wider, open end. There is a hole in the tip which has been blocked with a wooden plug.
Place
Africa; East Africa; Kenya
Period
Source
Hinde, Sidney Langford (Dr) [field collector and donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
E 1906.68 B
Cultural Affliation
Agikuyu [Kikuyu]
Material
Horn; Wood
Local Term
Measurements
170mm
Events
Context (Field collection)
S.L. Hinde Esq. Assistant Commissioner, Kenya Province.
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card description for E 1906.68 A-B: 'Two ox-horns: one with wooden plug at tip. Used as drinking cups?'
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
An ox horn, possibly used as a drinking cup. It is highly polished, and the colour is much lighter at the wider, open end. There is a hole in the tip which has been blocked with a wooden plug.
Event Date 15/3/2022
Author: Eleanor Beestin-Sheriff
Conservation (Freezing)
CON.2024.6105 | Freezing
Event Date 28/11/2024
Author: Kirsty Kernohan
FM:295961
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