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Bleeding Horn

National Museums of Kenya
Nairobi, Kenya

This is a bleeding horn. The open tip is stuck up with beeswax. It is used by men who place it on the painful part the body.

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Details

Title: Bleeding Horn
Location: Kenya
Type: Bleeding Horn
Rights: National Museums of Kenya
Medium: Horn
Photographer: GibsPhotography
Local Name: Chuku
Community: Chuku
Collection Date: 1969-07-19
Collected By: Peter Nzuki

National Museums of Kenya

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