Powder Horn
Tlingit
Northwest Coast
Cow horn, wood, string
Overall: 11 13/16 × 2 3/16 × 2 3/16 in. (30 × 5.5 × 5.5 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Doris Meltzer
166.56.24812
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Object Name
Armament: Accessory
Research Area
Native American
Native American: Northwest Coast
Not on view
Exhibition History
Montshire: Educational Program, Montshire Museum of Science, Hanover, New Hampshire, November 4-December 5, 1988.
Provenance
[Possibly collected by Axel Rasmussen (about 1887-1945), possibly 1920-30's; Earl L. Stendahl (1887-1966), Los Angeles California]; Doris Meltzer (1980-1977), Meltzer Gallery, New York; given to present collection, 1966.
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