Flask for gunpowder [.1] of horn with attached plaited carrying strap and horn cap [.2] with brass tip attached to strap with yarn.

Collection type: Object
Description: Flask for gunpowder [.1] of horn with attached plaited carrying strap and horn cap [.2] with brass tip attached to strap with yarn.
Long description: Flask for gunpowder [.1] of horn with attached plaited carrying strap and horn cap [.2] with brass tip attached to strap with yarn. The flask is covered with a black pigment over approximately 3/4 of its length and the cap is covered over its entire length. The flask has four carved ridges below its Flask for gunpowder [.1] of horn with attached plaited carrying strap and horn cap [.2] with brass tip attached to strap with yarn. Opening and the base are secured with several non-ferrous grey metal nails.
Geographical reference: India
Asia > Southern Asia > India
Cultural groups: Thado; Zomi
Person: Field collector John Henry Hutton; PRM source John Henry Hutton
Date
Date collected: By 1923
Acquisition information: Donated: 1931
Materials and processes: Material Animal Horn, Material Pigment, Material Brass Metal, Material Cotton Seed Fibre Yarn Plant, Material Metal, Process Carved, Process Plaited, Process Nailed, Process Painted
Dimensions: Length: max 90 mm cap, Width: max 27 mm cap, Width: max 92 mm powder flask, Length: max 272 mm powder flask
Object numbers: Accession number: 1923.85.806.1 Accession number: 1923.85.806.2

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