Powder horn · Indonesia - Sumatra, Batak · ID: 3034041
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Provenance
private collection, Den Haag, The NetherlandsElisabeth Verhey, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Size
L: 15,5 cm
L: 6.1 inch
Description
wood, blotched brown patina, of curved form, decorative ornament with eyelet for support in the middle, bigger opening with lid for refilling on one side, closing device, which allows to take a preferably small portion of gun powder, on the opposite side, slightly dam., paint rubbed off, on base
Comparing literature
Achim Sibeth, Mit den Ahnen leben, Stuttgart, London 1990, p. 158 f.