Feeder of Medicine for Cattle

This traditional veterinary instrument for pouring medicine down the throat of cattle is made of brass. This rare instrument is in the form of a pipe of which one end is meant to be closed to hold the liquid medicine inside. One-third of the other end of the pipe is cut half vertically like an open channel. This portion is inserted into the mouth of the cattle and the pipe is tilted bottom upwards so that the liquid goes down directly into the throat of the animal.
The handmade instrument is a rare example of a local innovation to fulfill a day-to-day function. The form indicates that this brass instrument possibly derived its form from a bamboo prototype. Fine smoothening of edges and raised floral and geometric decorations on the surface are remarkable.