A pair of decorative cow horns
Object
Geology & Natural History
Horn
Horn
Object number
2014.377
Physical Description
A pair of decorative cow horns
Material
Leather
Split cane
Horn
Dimension
Diameter (top): 55mm
Length: 335mm
Length: 335mm
Exhibition Label
Cow and Goat Horns
These cow and goat horns are from Pujehun, a rural area in the south of Sierra Leone in west Africa. In 1961, the year Sierra Leone regained its independence from the UK, they were gifted to Mehrunissa Jumani and her husband by the chief of Pujehun. Her husband was the medical officer of the district. The couple later moved to Hackney and brought the horns with them.
Being African in Hackney: 1960s-2020s
14 September 2021 to 14 February 2022
These cow and goat horns are from Pujehun, a rural area in the south of Sierra Leone in west Africa. In 1961, the year Sierra Leone regained its independence from the UK, they were gifted to Mehrunissa Jumani and her husband by the chief of Pujehun. Her husband was the medical officer of the district. The couple later moved to Hackney and brought the horns with them.
Being African in Hackney: 1960s-2020s
14 September 2021 to 14 February 2022
On display?
No
