Hillary,

You might wish to post your inquiry to H-Slavery or the African American
Archaeology discussion list on Yahoo Groups.  They may also have ideas for
you.

Martha Katz-Hyman

On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 8:54 PM, Hillary Murtha <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Dear all,
>
> Please excuse me if this more-or-less replicates any earlier postings.
>
> For my dissertation I'm researching how labor was managed through auditory
> signals in antebellum America. Right now I'm looking at how bells and horns
> were used on southern plantations to manage agricultural slave laborers. I
> have some information on the bells, & lots of descriptions of the various
> types of horns (cow, conch, & metal). But I haven't actually seen an example
> of a planation horn. Does anybody know of one (or more) in a museum or
> private collection somewhere?
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Hillary Murtha
> Ph.D candidate
> University of Delaware
>
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