Powder horn

Museum number:
5-11392
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050011392
Accession number:
Acc.2579
Description:
Powder horn, Africa, Ethiopia. December 18, 1969. 5-11392, acc no. 2579, file code 1.1. Collector: Rexford W. Barton. Donor: Mrs. Rexford W. Barton. Materials, techniques: single horn of cattle, carved; small end opened; large end closed, wood insert nailed to horn. Context of use: to hold powder for firearms. Description: powder horn; cattle horn, carved; wood, nails; 37 cm. l. (straight line, not following curve); 9 cm. w.
Donor:
Marybelle Barton
Collection place:
Ethiopia
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa, Ethiopia
Collector:
Rexford W. Barton
Collection date:
December 18, 1969
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
1.1 Hunting and Fishing
Accession date:
July 10, 1972
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Powder horn, accession number 5-11392, described as Powder horn, Africa, Ethiopia. December 18, 1969. 5-11392, acc no. 2579, file code 1.1. Collector: Rexford W. Barton. Donor: Mrs. Rexford W. Barton. Materials, techniques: single horn of cattle, carved; small end opened; large end closed, wood insert nailed to horn. Context of use: to hold powder for firearms. Description: powder horn; cattle horn, carved; wood, nails; 37 cm. l. (straight line, not following curve); 9 cm. w.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Powder horn, accession number 5-11392, described as Powder horn, Africa, Ethiopia. December 18, 1969. 5-11392, acc no. 2579, file code 1.1. Collector: Rexford W. Barton. Donor: Mrs. Rexford W. Barton. Materials, techniques: single horn of cattle, carved; small end opened; large end closed, wood insert nailed to horn. Context of use: to hold powder for firearms. Description: powder horn; cattle horn, carved; wood, nails; 37 cm. l. (straight line, not following curve); 9 cm. w.

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