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Horn, Powder

Object Name:
Horn, Powder
Object ID:
1965.532.22
Description:
Powder horn. Made from the central section of a cow's horn. Ends plugged with flat, oval wooden plugs nailed in. Hand-wrought nail in center of each plug. Hole with collar at high point in center of horn; has cork stopper in. Second hole without collar off center inside curve of horn; no plug. Surface of horn incised with all over rambling circles, scallops, hatched lines, curving lines, etc.; also a single bird.
Material:
Skeletal
Horn
Metal
Wood
Dimensions:
H-2.8 W-3.8 L-6 inches
Credit Line:
New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
Subjects:
Birds, Powder horns
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