Powder Horn
38006
From: New Mexico | Acoma Pueblo
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 38006 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Pueblo | Keres |
| Provenience | New Mexico | Acoma Pueblo |
| Culture Area | Southwest Culture Area |
| Date Made | 1885 |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Horn (animal part) | Wood | Leather | Metal |
| Description | Powder horn made from an animal horn. The wide end is closed off with a wooden plug which is then nailed into place. The plug has a metal screw with a leather strap attached which is then tied to the pointed end of the horn and kept in place there with a metal ring. |
| Length | 17.78 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Thomas B. Donaldson; subscription of John Wanamaker, 1901 |
| Other Number | 25 - Other Number |
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