Gourd powder flask [.1] with bullet holder [.2], wad-holder [.3] and powder measure [.4] attached together with plant fibre string. [SM 31/10/2007]

Collection type: Object
Description: Gourd powder flask [.1] with bullet holder [.2], wad-holder [.3] and powder measure [.4] attached together with plant fibre string. [SM 31/10/2007]
Long description: Gourd powder flask [.1] with bullet holder [.2], wad-holder [.3] and powder measure [.4] attached together with plant fibre string. The gourd flask has a small wooden stopper. The bullet holder and wad holder are each made from a piece of folded animal hide that is stitched together along two edges. The powder measure is made of gourd has has a hole through the top and a small spout with a hole in it. [SM 31/10/2007]
Geographical reference: Nigeria
Africa > Western Africa > Nigeria; Southern Nigeria Eket District
Cultural groups: Ibibio
Person: Field collector Percy Amaury Talbot; PRM source Percy Amaury Talbot
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1916
Date collected: circa 1916
Acquisition information: Donated: 1916
Materials and processes: Material Animal Hide Skin, Material Gourd Plant, Material Plant Fibre, Material Wood Plant, Process Carved, Process Hollowed, Process Stitched, Process Perforated, Process Twisted, Process Knotted
Dimensions: Length: max 223 mm, Length: max 80 mm, Length: max 48 mm, Width: max 113 mm, Width: max 35 mm, Width: max 47 mm, Width: max 67 mm, Length: max 149 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1916.45.44.1 Accession number: 1916.45.44.2 Accession number: 1916.45.44.3 Accession number: 1916.45.44.4