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horn, powder

human history
  • Other Name

    scrimshaw powder horn

  • Description

    scrimshaw powder horn decorated with two sailing ships

    open at base and small peg fitting at tip; lower edge is zig-zag cut; plain raised band near tip; three circular ridges part way down horn above illustration of sailing ship, above raised band with cross-hatch decoration and illustration of sailing ship and flower below

  • Accession Number
    1926.102
  • Other Id

    col.1396

  • Department
horn, powder col.1396

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