Ceremonial Drinking Horn

Bamum artist

19th–early 20th century

Not on view

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Title: Ceremonial Drinking Horn
Artist: Bamum artist
Date: 19th–early 20th century
Geography: Cameroon, Grassfields, Fumban
Culture: Bamum peoples
Medium: Horn (buffalo), camwood powder
Dimensions: H. 8 1/4 x W. 14 1/2 x D. 3 in. (21 x 36.8 x 7.6cm)
Classification: Bone/Ivory-Containers
Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1972
Object Number: 1972.4.63
Curatorial Department: The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing

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