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 > > ========================================================= > Important Subscriber Information: > > The Museum-L FAQ file is located at > http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed > information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message > to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read > "help" (without the quotes). > > If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to > [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read > "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). > ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).