Animal Horn Item Number: Aa75 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Antelope (springbok) horn. Black and slender with several ridges circling its open end. The horn curves and tapers to a point at the opposite end.
History Of Use
Contains fat and charcoal which are rubbed into cuts to give tattoo marks.
Cultural Context
For ointment used in tattooing.
Item History
- Made in Botswana
- Collected between 1967 and 1975
- Owned by Frank A. Gaudin before September 15, 1975
- Received from Frank A. Gaudin (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Donations Fund (Funding source) on September 15, 1975
What
- Name
- Animal Horn
- Identification Number
- Aa75
- Type of Item
- horn
- Material
- springbok horn
- Manufacturing Technique
- cut
- Overall
- height 12.5 cm, diameter 3.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Khoisan ?
- Previous Owner
- Frank A. Gaudin
- Received from
- Frank A. Gaudin (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Donations Fund (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Botswana
When
- Collection Date
- between 1967 and 1975
- Ownership Date
- before September 15, 1975
- Acquisition Date
- on September 15, 1975
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 0287/0061