Powder measure

Museum number:
2-3867
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
13 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.167
Description:
Small carved antler bell-shaped cup powder measure/charger. Round handle with suspension hole. Gun paraphernalia was attached with a string to the powder flask.
Donor:
Alaska Commercial Company, Benjamin Bristol, and Older University Collections
Collection place:
Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
unknown
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
1.1.20 Land Hunting, 1.1 Hunting and Fishing, and 7.3 Weights, Measures, and Computing Devices
Accession date:
1904
Context of use:
gun paraphernalia was attached with a string to the powder flask
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 4.5 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Powder measure, accession number 2-3867, described as Small carved antler bell-shaped cup powder measure/charger. Round handle with suspension hole. Gun paraphernalia was attached with a string to the powder flask.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Powder measure, accession number 2-3867, described as Small carved antler bell-shaped cup powder measure/charger. Round handle with suspension hole. Gun paraphernalia was attached with a string to the powder flask.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Powder measure, accession number 2-3867, described as Small carved antler bell-shaped cup powder measure/charger. Round handle with suspension hole. Gun paraphernalia was attached with a string to the powder flask.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Powder measure, accession number 2-3867, described as Small carved antler bell-shaped cup powder measure/charger. Round handle with suspension hole. Gun paraphernalia was attached with a string to the powder flask.

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