Horn
date: label: Collection Date
content: 1958
name: label: Collector
content: Dr. William Crocker
label: Donor Name
content: Dr. William H. Crocker
notes: label: Notes
content: Wooden and cow horn, the wooden shaft of which has been wrapped in cotton, with cotton and deer hoof tip dangles.
label: Notes
content: From Smithsonian Contributions to Anthropology #33 The Canela (Eastern Timbira) by William H. Crocker. Table 8 #20a. "Canela horns are used as noise makers and so do not stress pitch and rhythm. They use horns to increase noise and therefore excitement during daily dances, log race, and festivals. Horns are used only by males." For more information see publication.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 16 Oct 2023
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Ponto village, Maranhao, Brazil, South America
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Canela, Ramkokamekra
setName: label: See more items in
content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 2086106
label: USNM Number
content: E437437-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Horn
physicalDescription: label: Length
content: 49 cm
label: Width
content: 29 cm
label: Height
content: 16 cm