Zemanek-Münster

Medicine horn

Tanzania, Pare/Shambaa
sold EUR 450
Provenance
Walter Hekster, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Size
H: 51 cm
H: 20.1 inch

Description

animal horn, partly encrusted patina, encrusted cuff, wooden peg in form of a human head with big ears, min. dam., fine cracks, slight traces of abraison, metal socle;
the horns of various animals were filled with symbolic substances and closed by a large stopper. They were used to cure, heal, cast spells, divine and exorcise.


Comparing literature

Schulte-Bahrenberg, Ralf (Hg.), Tansania, Stuttgart 2007, p. 123

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