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Powder Horn

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The object is a curved horn with a wide, rounded end and a narrower end. The wide end has two small holes. A metal piece is attached to the narrow end. The horn is primarily light brown with darker brown areas and a few reddish spots. There are lines around the horn and some etched images on its surface. The background is light gray. The title is "Powder Horn".

Artwork details

Date:
Horn, 18th to 19th century; engraving, late 19th to early 20th century
Medium:
Horn (cow), wood
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
599 × 337 px
Museum record:
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