Horn Item Number: N3.103 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Curved, tubular horn decorated with an intricately carved dragon's head in relief at one end. Band of design in relief at spout and at middle. Mouthpiece at other end. Eyelet under dragon's chin.
Narrative
Said to have been collected in Korea by J. H. Morris while he was chief engineer for the Seoul Railway construction, but it is almost certainly a ceremonial Tibetan dragon horn.
Item History
- Made in Tibet before 1939
- Collected in Korea ? between 1899 and 1939
- Owned by Marion Stephan before August 1964
- Received from Marion Stephan (Donor) during August 1964
What
- Name
- Horn
- Identification Number
- N3.103
- Type of Item
- horn
- Material
- brass metal and copper metal
- Manufacturing Technique
- beaten, repousse and soldered
- Overall
- height 11.0 cm, width 43.0 cm, depth 5.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Tibetan
- Previous Owner
- Marion Stephan
- Received from
- Marion Stephan (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Tibet
- Collected in
- Korea ?
When
- Creation Date
- before 1939
- Collection Date
- between 1899 and 1939
- Ownership Date
- before August 1964
- Acquisition Date
- during August 1964
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 81
- Accession Number
- 0113/0058