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Gunpowder horn

Coconut shell base with white tusk knob at bottom. Carved dark wood on top. Lid attached with string which has a series of yellow and red beads (4 sets of blue, black and white beads). 1 white flat shell, 1 black bead with white spots, 1 green opaque bead.

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Cataloguing data

Object type
Gunpowder horn
Dimensions
Depth: 15,5 cm
Material/Technique
coconut shell, wood, tusk
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
I C 21136

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    where
    Indonesia
    Lesser Sunda Islands
    Northeast Timor
    Laga
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    South and Southeast Asia

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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