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1914.76.28

Wooden flask for gunpowder.

1914.76.28

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Collection type
Object
Description
Wooden flask for gunpowder.
Long description
Wooden flask for gunpowder. Main body of the flask is circular and fairly flat apart from a slightly raised boss in the centre of the front of the flask. The boss has been worn down. In the centre of the boss there is a metal ?nail. The front and back of the flask's body and neck are carved with geometric designs, also very worn. At the top of the main body of the flask there are two perforations on either side of the neck. Two strips of leather have been threaded through one of the perforations. One leather strip has a leather stopper at the end of it. There is leather around the edge of the whole body of the flask. The base of the neck is broken and has been mended with wooden pegs. MdeA]
Geographical reference
Algeria
Africa > Northern Africa > Algeria
Aurès Mountains Tkout
Cultural groups
Chaouia Berber
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1914
Date collected
1913 - 1914
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1914
Materials and processes
Material Animal Leather Skin, Material Wood Plant, Material Metal, Process Carved, Process Perforated, Process Bound, Process Repaired (local)
Dimensions
Depth: max 24 mm, Length: max 170 mm, Width: max 110 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1914.76.28 Other numbers: 66

Search terms: Vessel, Firearm Weapon, Transport and Travel, Firearm Accessory, Carrying Device, Stopper, Ammunition Holder