Powder Horn
CulturePenobscot, Maine
Dateca. 1800
MediumDomestic cow horn, brass tacks, and native pigment
DimensionsOverall: 11 1/2 × 3 inches (29.21 × 7.62 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: Kay and John Callison Art Acquisition Fund
Object number2016.58
On View
On viewGallery Location
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DescriptionA highly incised cow horn with repeating abstract curvilinear designs with brass tacks around the large open end.ProvenanceNed Jalbert, Westborough, MA;
Purchased from Ned Jalbert by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2016.
Torrence, Gaylord, ed. Continuum: North American Native Art at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. Kansas City: Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.
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