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\nGoat horns like this one are used by Zulu healers, known as isangoma,<\/em> who specialize in divination and mediation with ancestral spirits.\u00a0 Many illnesses are thought to be connected to spiritual troubles, so Zulu healers are valued for their ability to travel between physical and spiritual realms. \u00a0Whether through contacting the ancestors for wisdom or using sacred herbs, an isangoma<\/em> is dedicated to healing, guiding, and protecting the community. \u00a0To mark the end of their training, an isangoma<\/em> has a goat slaughtered.\u00a0 Then various parts of the goat are worn to demonstrate the healer\u2019s status. \u00a0The goat\u2019s horns are filled with an assortment of herbs and medicines, called imithi<\/em>.<\/p>\n

This medicine horn was confiscated from a Zulu man after he was jailed in Johannesburg, South Africa in the early 20th<\/sup> century.\u00a0 Such acts are a reflection of a brutally segregationist society that viewed indigenous African religious practices as savage and inferior.<\/p>\n

This medicine horn is on display in Objects of Power: The Material Culture of Contested Memory<\/em><\/a> through August 24, 2019.<\/p>\n

Research for this post was conducted by CJ James (MA \u201919).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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