A pair of carved goat horns
Object
Horn
Horn
Horn
Object number
2014.378
Physical Description
A pair of carved goat horns
Material
Horn
Dimension
Diameter (top): 48mm
Length: 185mm
Length: 185mm
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
