cupping-horn
- Museum number
- Af1938,0608.82
- Description
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Cupping horn; made of horn; section of horn with hole drilled near pointed end.
- Dimensions
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Height: 7.30 centimetres
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Width: 3.80 centimetres
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Depth: 3.80 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- From register: "Cupping-horn [SILUMIXO], used by male or female OMULUMIXI (practitioner), to extract evil substance from body. Piece of spider-web [LUVU'VI] placed over the small hole at which the OMULUMIXI snacks (sp?)
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1938
- Department
- Africa, Oceania and the Americas
- Registration number
- Af1938,0608.82