toul (Horn)

About this object

History of use

In war, the horn was used by attackers and was blown again during their return to notify villagers of their success.

Cultural context

warfare

Physical description

A cylinder tapering from an open mouth to a closed end with a hole which apparently is for a tether. The blowhole at the top is surrounded by four-prong star-like incised lines. Within the longest arm are six notches. Carved lines encircle the mouth rim and the opposite tip. Stained black but mostly worn to brown.