Wooden flask for gunpowder.

Collection type: Object
Description: Wooden flask for gunpowder.
Long description: Main body of the flask is circular and fairly flat apart from a raised boss in the centre of the front of the flask. The front of the flask's body is carved with geometric designs. At the top of the main body of the flask there are two perforations on either side of the neck. The neck of the vessel is carved all over but the carvings are more detailed at the front. At the base of the neck, on the front of the flask is a small piece of coral. [MdeA]
Geographical reference: Algeria
Africa > Northern Africa > Algeria; Aurès Mountains Rassira Baniane
Cultural groups: Chaouia Berber
Person: Field collector Melville William Hilton-Simpson; PRM source Melville William Hilton-Simpson
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1914
Date collected: 1913 - 1914
Acquisition information: Purchased: 1914
Materials and processes: Material Coral, Material Wood Plant, Process Carved, Process Perforated, Process Inlaid
Dimensions: Length: max 264 mm, Width: max 137 mm, Depth: max 24 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1914.76.24 Other numbers: 62

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