Powder horn

Museum number:
9-12880
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Alternate number:
133 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.2910
Object count:
1
Description:
powder horn, brass; pear-shaped; external valve lever; 4 loops for hanging; l. 21.2 cm.
Donor:
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Ready, Jr. Fund and Niloufer Hirschmann Ichaporia
Collection place:
Rajasthan, India
Verbatim coll. place:
India, Rajasthan /Central India attr.
Culture or time period:
Indian cultures
Collector:
Niloufer Hirschmann Ichaporia
Collection date:
Summer 1972
Materials:
Brass (alloy)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Powder horns
Function:
1.1 Hunting and Fishing
Accession date:
December 7, 1972
Context of use:
Hung from belt; latch (valve lever) at neck opens and closes the aperture [releasing a measured amount of powder]. made by traditional metalsmiths.
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
length 21.2 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 4 titled Powder horn, accession number 9-12880, described as powder horn, brass; pear-shaped; external valve lever; 4 loops for hanging; l. 21.2 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Powder horn, accession number 9-12880, described as powder horn, brass; pear-shaped; external valve lever; 4 loops for hanging; l. 21.2 cm.Hearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Powder horn, accession number 9-12880, described as powder horn, brass; pear-shaped; external valve lever; 4 loops for hanging; l. 21.2 cm.Hearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Powder horn, accession number 9-12880, described as powder horn, brass; pear-shaped; external valve lever; 4 loops for hanging; l. 21.2 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Powder horn, accession number 9-12880, described as powder horn, brass; pear-shaped; external valve lever; 4 loops for hanging; l. 21.2 cm.

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